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. But why does Peter keep changing his name?
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
What's going on is sort of confused.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
4 Feb 2009
fresh:
Made when the studio system was on its last legs, Charade still feels fresh, quick-witted, nothing like the artificial, airless Hollywood pictures of its time.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
I tell you, this light-hearted picture is full of such gruesome violence.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Firsttime teaming of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, a natural, gives the sophisticated romantic caper an international appeal, plus the selling points of adventure, suspense and suberb comedy.