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.
Acting
Grant and Hepburn's 25-year gap somehow sizzles.
Direction
Donen blends suspense and screwball like it's easy.
Cinematography
Paris never looked this dangerously romantic.
Director
Stanley Donen
Cary Grant
Peter Joshua
Audrey Hepburn
Regina Lampert
Walter Matthau
Hamilton Bartholemew
James Coburn
Tex Panthollow
George Kennedy
Herman Scobie
Dominique Minot
Sylvie Gaudel
Ned Glass
Leopold Gideon
Jacques Marin
Edouard Grandpierre
Paul Bonifas
Mr. Felix
Marc Arian
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Raoul Delfosse
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Often called 'the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made'—Donen leaned HARD into that comparison, even using Bernard Herrmann for the score.
Grant demanded script changes because he felt uncomfortable with the age gap—so they made Regina chase HIM instead. Smart man.
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