Victor/Victoria

"The disguise surprise comedy of the year!"

1982 2h 14m EN

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7.3

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85%

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 467🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●84Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 25,468

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Synopsis

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A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

“The disguise surprise comedy of the year!”

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Cast

Julie Andrews
Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinsky
James Garner
King Marchand
Robert Preston
Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
Lesley Ann Warren
Norma Cassady
Alex Karras
'Squash' Bernstein
John Rhys-Davies
André Cassell
Graham Stark
Waiter
Peter Arne
Labisse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Blake Edwards, Reinhold Schünzel
Languages: French, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Dick Bush. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julie Andrews and James Garner and Robert Preston carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The disguise surprise comedy of the year!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Blake Edwards directs. Dick Bush behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Dick Bush. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julie Andrews and James Garner and Robert Preston carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The disguise surprise comedy of the year!".
9IMDB entry: tt0084865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "cabaret", "musical", "remake".