Sweet Charity
“Love is what it's all about!”
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
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Cast
85 people
Shirley MacLaine
Charity
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Suzanne Charney
"Rich Man's Frug" lead dancer
John McMartin
Oscar
Known for
Blow Out
All the President's Men
Chita Rivera
Nickie
Also in
Chicago
tick, tick... BOOM!
Paula Kelly
Helene
Known for
Soylent Green
The Andromeda Strain
Ricardo Montalban
Vittorio
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Sammy Davis Jr.
Big Daddy
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
The Cannonball Run
Stubby Kaye
Herman
Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Guys and Dolls
Barbara Bouchet
Ursula
Known for
Put Grandma in the Freezer
Don't Torture a Duckling
Suzanne Charny
Dancer
Also in
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Starsky & Hutch
Alan Hewitt
Nicholsby
Known for
Days of Wine and Roses
That Touch of Mink
Dante DiPaolo
Charlie
Known for
Blood and Black Lace
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Bob Fosse Director · Peter Stone Screenplay Federico Fellini Story
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $8M · United States release March 28, 1969
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 14, 1969
Premiere · Boston, Massachusetts
United States · March 28, 1969
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
April 1, 1969 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
Brazil
October 8, 2004 · Physical · Universal mj.gov.br
Ireland
November 14, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
November 27, 2004 · TV · Net 5
United Kingdom
February 25, 1969 · Theatrical · London
October 6, 2019 · Limited theatrical · BFI London Film Festival (4K restoration)
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