Charade

The packaging was good to insure nothing was broken and the video worked perfectly.

Nice gift for a friend.

Audrey Hepburn is, oh, so, charming...and looks so very young. Cary Grant is so, ....so Cary Grant....oh, so charming...but looks like a middle aged man. Soon he was to feel too old to play against a young woman at all...but here he clearly knows his age and, he or the Director (Donen), most likely both agreeing, let him play the middle aged man who can't resist the lure of a woman who could be his youngest daughter. It works, but just barely, thanks to the two Stars and the emphasis on the interaction between the two and the four strong supporting players. Everyone is in top form with light comedy, romance and occasional violence providing just the right mix for their acting strengths to emerge and the film to be well balanced.The story is a simple one: during the second World War, money intended to provide for military purposes has been stolen by five soldiers. The film opens with the death of the second one and, briefly thereafter, with our meeting his widow, Hepburn, who knows nothing about his affairs. The search then begins among the three remaining soldiers, Grant, who possesses a shadowy background, and Mathieu, a CIA administrator, to find the money her husband is thought to have stolen from its hiding place.Donen keeps things moving with unexpected stumbling blocks in the Hepburn-Grant relationship and the suspicions and reactions of the remaining searchers for the stolen money.I did not find the appeal to be weakened despite having seen the picture when it came out (1962) and periodically since. Certainly older viewers will still enjoy it, about younger ones I cannot guess.

I have liked the movie Charade from time I first saw it as a teenager. It has all the great things that a mystery movie should have, beautiful people, a beautiful setting (Paris), and twists and turns to keep you guessing. If you are looking for a good movie to watch that is not full of blood and gore and yet is a mystery with a little light hearted comedy, get a DVD of Charade. I am sure you will enjoy it, especially if you like older movies.

Though Cary Grant was at the end of his career at this point, it's clear why studios tried coaxing him out of retirement for decades more. He was still able to deliver as well as he had thirty years before. Yes it's a bit creepy from a 21st century worldview how he chases after a woman 25 years his junior, but getting past that both Grant and Hepburn are great costars. Matthau plays his role well pulling Hepburn's character along. Coburn's "cowboy" is a bit over the top and vaudevillian, but maybe that's how the screenwriter envisioned him. It just seems out of place amidst Coburn's typical successful roles. Kennedy delivers a great job as a creepy homicidal man and Glass likewise does a great job with his mousy character.If you like Grant's mystery and comedy films then you'll like this one where he rolls both into a single performance. He's consistently funny on screen and handles the role of thriller character well. Hepburn was enjoyable to watch as well in her sweet and unassuming heroine role. However, it would've been great to see her play a more mischevous and cunning character. She almost seemed underdeveloped as the man-chasing innocent while everyone else manipulated the world around her. That's neither here nor there. Her performance as written for her was great.Bottom-line: Add this film to an afternoon marathon of thrillers/crime/suspense (whatever you want to call them). It's well-written and well-performed.

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This is one of my most favourite films. I own this film on VHS but haven't been able to find it on DVD, (unless it was an import that cost almost $100) so I was super excited to see that it was available on Amazon, for a very modest price. Of course I clicked "Add to Cart." Duh. It was a no-brainer.I am reviewing the DVD, not the film itself, because ones taste in films is subjective.The DVD comes in standard packaging, and the cover, also standard, is good quality. There is no insert, which I would have liked to have seen, but it isn't necessary. The film has been remastered and is also good quality, not like a bootleg that someone has ripped and burned in their mother's basement. Sound quality is great as well.In addition to the feature film, this DVD also comes with bonus material, such as the original theatrical trailer, and two mini-documentary segments on 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era, and The Lew Wasserman Era. That was a nice surprise.I give it five stars. As for the film, "Charade," well that's five stars also. If you are a fan of classic films and haven't ever seen this one, I highly recommend it.

You can’t go wrong with Audrey and Carey. They are a great team. The movie is well done with twists and turns along the way.

Tamelijk spannende, enigzins humoristische film over een weduwe die door vier louche figuren achterna werd gezeten vanwege een verkregen groot kapitaal dat ergens verborgen was. De gangsters werden later een voor een vermoord. Met behulp van een CIA man kwam ondanks heftige taferelen alles tot een goed einde.Alles speelde zich af in het mondaine Parijs met de bekende filmsterren Cary Grant en Audrey Hepburn. Ga daar eens lekker voor zitten!

Really enjoyed this film it's one of my favourites. Very good quality. Only thing is I didn't check so my fault when I was buying it. I am slightly deaf and it doesn't have subtitles which would have been helpful for me. But the sound is good just needed to turn it up a bit.

Cette production cinématographique est un savoureux cocktail préparé par le virtuose Stanley Donen : charme, humour, amour, suspense, bonne et belle utilisation des décors parisiens. La distribution des rôles (casting) est solide et judicieuse; le jeu des comédiens est charmant et plein de de ferveur et d'enthousiasme. Et quelle belle chimie entre Cary Grant et Audrey Hepburn, de 25 sa cadette..........C'est un film que les philatélistes adorent. Toute l'intrigue repose en effet sur une énigme...philatélique dont on n'aura la clé qu'à la fin..........Le fabuleux trésor recherché pendant près de deux heures de projection se révèle être une enveloppe sur laquelle ont été apposés trois timbres rares. Toutefois, la joie des philatélistes pourrait être refroidie: s'agit-il de trois vrais timbres, ou encore de reproductions de vrais timbres ? D'aucuns affirment que deux des trois timbres choisis ne sont que des distorsions imaginées par les spécialistes d'Hollywood............Cary Grant a célébré son 59e anniversaire de naissance durant le tournage et il en était à sa 70e apparition au grand écran. On ne le reverra plus que deux fois après........J'accorde une note de 5 étoiles bien que le film recèle des erreurs que le plus avisé des cinéphiles n'a peut-être pas remarquées. Par exemple, lorsque Régine se rend à l'ambassade des USA, on peut lire sur la pancarte devant l'ambassade "American Embassy"; il aurait fallu inscrire "Embassy of the United States of America"...........Au cours des funérailles de Charles (Lampert), la position des doigts croisés sur sa poitrine change entre le moment où Léopold voit le corps et celui où Tex le voit...........Également, les lumières du bateau sur la Seine s'éteignent, mais le plan éloigné qui suit montre le bateau encore illuminé.........La cerise sur le gâteau, c'est lorsque Scobie (George Kennedy) menace Pierre Joshua (Cary Grant) sur le toit de l'hôtel avec une arme à feu : il tient le révolver avec sa main artificielle. Comment diable pourrait-il appuyer sur la gachette ? Ni Cary Grant ni le réalisateur Stanley Donen ne l'ont remarqué. C'est franchement hilarant.................Comme l'instituteur qui "ne voit pas" les fautes de son élève chouchou dans sa dictée, j'oublie ces erreurs et je décerne 5 étoiles quand même. Comme conclusion, je dirais que c'est le meilleur film que monsieur Alfred Hitchcock n'a pas réalisé.

La película es excelente y no esperaba menos de Cary Grant, uno de mis actores favoritos. La película parece hecha por Hitchcock pero no lo es, es sólo que Grant interpreta a un clásico antihéroe de la misma línea hitchcokiana. Un clásico de clásicos en verdad.

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