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After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
Theatrical
Dec 5, 1963
Box Office
$13.5M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
3.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 17, 1997
Theaters
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Director
Stanley Donen
Writers
Peter Stone, Marc Behm
Producers
Stanley Donen, James H. Ware
Music
Henry Mancini
Studio
Stanley Donen Films, Universal Pictures
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Quotes
See all →A Plea for Discretion and Privacy
Taglines
Please don't tell who did what to whom!
A Game of Mirth and Mystery
Taglines
It's a guessing game of mirth and mystery!
Expect the Unexpected in Charade
Taglines
You can expect the unexpected when they play..."Charade
Questioning True Identities and Appearances
Taglines
Is Anyone Really Who They Seem To Be?
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
Peter Joshua
A
Audrey Hepburn
Regina Lampert
W
Walter Matthau
Hamilton Bartholemew
J
James Coburn
Tex Panthollow
G
George Kennedy
Herman Scobie
N
Ned Glass
Leopold Gideon
J
Jacques Marin
Edouard Grandpierre
P
Paul Bonifas
Mr. Felix
M
Marc Arian
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
C
Claudine Berg
Maid (uncredited)
M
Marcel Bernier
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
A
Albert Daumergue
Man in Stamp Market (uncredited)
R
Raoul Delfosse
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
S
Stanley Donen
Man in Elevator (voice) (uncredited)
J
Jean Gold
Writer On Cafe Terrace (uncredited)
C
Chantal Goya
(uncredited)
C
Clément Harari
German Tourist (uncredited)
M
Monte Landis
Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
B
Bernard Musson
Hotel Receptionnist (uncredited)
A
Antonio Passalia
Italian Representative at URESCO (uncredited)
