Charade
Capsule by Dave Kehr
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A terrifically entertaining comedy-thriller (1963), perfectly crafted by Stanley Donen from an ingenious screenplay by Peter Stone. Audrey Hepburn, freshly and not too unhappily widowed, is pursued by a gang of her late husband's war buddies, who think she now possesses the money they stole in combat. Cary Grant appears to be her only ally, until he starts doing strange things, too--such as taking a shower with his clothes on. There's a marvelous use of Paris locations, as you'd expect from the director of Funny Face. With James Coburn, George Kennedy, Ned Glass, and Walter Matthau. 114 min. --Dave Kehr

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