Victor/Victoria

Starring: Andrews, Julie and Garner, James

Product Description

A man impersonating a woman on stage? Piece of cake. But a woman whose livelihood depends on pretending to be a man who pretends to be a woman? Now you've got problems! You've also got laughs when Julie Andrews plays Victor and Victoria in this clever delight from filmmaker Blake Edwards boasting a marvelous Academy Award -winning* score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse. Robert Preston plays a cabaret performer who devises the gender-bender stage act. Farcically complicating matters are James Garner as a mobster suspecting Victor is a Victoria and Lesley Ann Warren as a short-fused floozy. Of this movie's seven Oscar nominations, three went to Golden Globe winner Andrews (Actress), National Board of Review Award winner Preston (Supporting Actor) and Warren (Supporting Actress).

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569520325
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: PG
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Edwards, Blake
• Starring: Andrews, Julie, Garner, James
• Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Julie Andrews has an exceptional vocal range.

This movie is pretty much a remake of “Victor and Victoria” (1933), Original title: Viktor und Viktoria, which is still available on DVD from Amazon.de. However, they added a character (Blake Edwards as Charles Bovin, a private investigator hired by Labisse) who distracts from the movie by using too many slapstick scenes that do not fit the story. Victoria Grant (Julie Andrews) is a starving, out-of-work legitimate female singer. She also meets singer Carroll Todd (Robert Preston). Due to an extraordinary event, a plan hatches in Todd’s mind; he suggests that Victoria pose as a man pretending to be a woman to get work. Victor Grezhinsk (Julie Andrews) is the Polish aristocrat female impersonator meets promoter (James Garner) who is at odds as to his/her gender. After a sneak peek, he knows the difference, but what about his big-time gangster buddies? Many top actors and singers. You find singing ranges that very few people can match in Julie Andrews. Leslie Ann Warren is like a shiny toy. There are way too many great actors to mention in this review. You will like the story. You will like the singing of “Crazy World” that outshines the movie. You will want to watch this over and over again.