Charade: The Criterion Collection (Widescreen Edition)
by Stanley Donen
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Actor: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Colin Drake, James Coburn, Thomas ChelimskyDirector: Stanley Donen
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
DVD Reviews of Charade: The Criterion Collection (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Wasted Your Money
Summary: 2 Stars
It was a waste of my money; the movie will not play on my DVD player. But it will play on someone else's. DVD Review: a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this film but I love all movies with either of these two stars and to have them on screen together is a rare treat. Action-packed, suspenseful, romantic, charming and smart film in the Hitchcock genre. What more can you ask? DVD Review: Charade
Summary: 5 Stars
Always loved this movie so wanted to get it on dvd as my vhs copy was not good anymore.DVD Review: Charade
Summary: 4 Stars
Peter Stone's screenplay has mystery, suspense, murder, romance and great scenery.
With some twists and turns, double and triple identities, you have an array of characters which hold your attention.
A man is murdered on the train, but who was the man? His wife is shocked when she discovers that her husband has four passports (Switzerland, Chile, Italy and the US) with different names.
Audrey Hepburn, the grieving widow, encounters Cary Grant by accident in the Alps before she knows of her husband's murder. Once she returns to Paris, Cary Grant's character, Peter Joshua, becomes an intricate part of her adventure to find the truth and the missing fortune. Tossed into this mix,you have three (possibly four) bad guys with an inquisitive French police inspector watching the proceedings.
Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, James Colburn, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin play a great cast of characters. Henry Mancini's music is the right atmospheric mood setting.
Paris, the city of lights, plays like a well tuned organ in the film. The 60's was a great time to be in Paris.
The DVD from the Madacy Entertainment Group is a good print. They have included the 1953 Charade with James Mason and Pamela Mason. Unfortunately the film transfer is probably as good an old black and white can be, but the Masons wrote, produced and starred in this vehicle of shorts. It's worth the time to watch it.
DVD Review: Charade: The Criterion Collection ~~~WOW~~~
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I have seen this film countless times, but it has never been as good as the Criterion DVD. From the opening credits the film quality is stunning and the audio clear. This print filled the entire screen on our HDTV. Don't waste your money on inferior quality prints. Spend a few extra dollars and buy the Criterion disk. You won't be disappointed.
Description of Charade: The Criterion Collection (Widescreen Edition)
A trio of crooks relentlessly pursues a young American (Audrey Hepburn) through Paris for the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is a suave, mysterious stranger (Cary Grant). A deliciously dark comedic thriller, Stanley Donen's Charade dazzles with style and macabre wit to spare. Unavailable for nearly three years, The Criterion Collection is proud to re-release this '60s spy classic in a gorgeous newanamorphic transfer.
Audrey Hepburn plays a Parisienne whose husband is murdered and who finds she is being followed by four men seeking the fortune her late spouse had hidden away. Cary Grant is the stranger who comes to her aid, but his real motives aren't entirely clear--could he even be the killer? The 1963 film is directed by Stanley Donen, but it has been called "Hitchcockian" for good reason: the possible duplicities between lovers, the unspoken agendas between a man and woman sharing secrets. Charade is nowhere as significant as a Hitchcock film, but suspense-wise it holds its own; and Donen's glossy production lends itself to the welcome experience of stargazing. One wants Cary Grant to be Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn to be no one but Audrey Hepburn in a Hollywood product such as this, and they certainly don't let us down. --Tom Keogh
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