Charade
7.8
“Is anyone really who they seem to be?”
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.
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Cast
27 people
Cary Grant
Peter Joshua
Known for
North by Northwest
Notorious
Audrey Hepburn
Regina Lampert
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Fair Lady
Walter Matthau
Hamilton Bartholemew
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
James Coburn
Tex Panthollow
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
The Nutty Professor
George Kennedy
Herman Scobie
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cool Hand Luke
Dominique Minot
Sylvie Gaudel
Also in
Thomas
Ned Glass
Leopold Gideon
Known for
West Side Story
The Love Bug
Jacques Marin
Edouard Grandpierre
Known for
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Marathon Man
Paul Bonifas
Mr. Felix
Known for
Aventure Malgache
The Train
Thomas Chelimsky
Jean-Louis Gaudel
No other roles listed
Marc Arian
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Also in
The Restaurant
The Confession
Claudine Berg
Maid (uncredited)
Known for
Liza
Armageddon
Stanley Donen Director · Peter Stone Screenplay Marc Behm Story
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $4M · United States release December 5, 1963
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,475,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Stanley Donen Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Austria · December 1, 1963
Theatrical
United States · December 5, 1963
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1990 · Physical · VHS
Belgium
December 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 26, 1999 · TV
December 8, 2005 · Physical
Denmark
December 1, 1963 · TV
Finland
December 1, 1963 · TV
France
January 8, 1964 · Theatrical
August 26, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 12, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 10, 2020 · Digital
February 25, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
July 7, 2021 · Theatrical · re-release
October 17, 2025 · TV · France 5
Germany
December 12, 1963 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 5, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
December 21, 1963 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 1, 1963 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
January 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 11, 1990 · TV · ABS-CBN
South Korea
January 21, 1992 · Physical
Spain
December 23, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 1, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 1963 · Theatrical
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