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Charade
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G,1hr 53min
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1963
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Alpha Video
Synopsis: Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in this stylish comedy-thriller directed by Stanley Donen, very much in a Hitchcock vein. Grant plays Peter Joshua, who meets Reggie Lampert (Hepburn) in Paris and later offers to help her when she discovers that her husband has been murdered. After the funeral, Reggie is summoned to the embassy and warned by agent/friend Bartholemew (Walter Matthau) that her late husband helped steal 250,000 dollars during the war and that the rest of the gang is after the money ... Full Synopsis
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A sophisticated descendant of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic The 39 Steps, Charade follows the time-tested formula in which an elegant couple must rely on their casual charm to overcome a group of stylish bad guys. This is the sort of film that glides by on the effortless charm of its two stars, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, and the tightly plotted script capitalizes on their audience-pleasing screen ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Peter Joshua/Alexander Dyle/Adam Canfield/Brian Cruik
Regina Lambert, Regina Lampert
Hamilton Bartholomew
Tex Penthollow
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