Don't buy this version of the movie. It looks like it was directly transferred from VHS. The box says it is "widescreen". It is NOT true widescreen. The transfer looks very bad. The quality of this is horrible for both the audio and video aspects. I would recommend purchasing the Criterion version or the other DVD release.

Movie-wise it was okay. There is definately some on-screen chemistry with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, but the story is a little kooky. Not the best movie vehicle for both stars involved. A rental at best, if interested.

Although I admit to being a huge Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn fan and so am a little biased, this has to be my favourite of their films. Grant, ever stylish and charming puts on a virtuoso performance in one of his later films (we was in his 60s here), as the handsome stranger helping Audrey after she finds her husband murdered. But is he one of the good guys or is he a spy?

Some entertaining supporting performances from Walter Matthau and James Coburn too.... great fun for a light night in, from a time where even the villains had a lighter side.

I think this is a wonderful movie.I love the mixture of humor, romance, and mystery. It arrived promptly and in good condition.

I saw this movie for the first time this weekend, and instantly fell in love with it. I have always loved Audrey Hepburn, and this time is no disappointment. She looks amazing! Also, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn have wonderful chemistry. I am not one for mystery-type movies, but this is definitely an exception. I want to buy it, but I think I will take the advice and buy it elsewhere. Great movie, though!

As almost all of the reviews here indicate, this is a wonderful movie--with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in top form (along with the supporting cast, many of whom made this before becoming top stars themselves).

The Criterion edition is wonderful and at first, I was disappointed in the lack of extra features (especially for a Criterion edition). However, the commentary more than makes up for it. Stanley Donan and Peter Stone give so much interesting back story to this production as to really show what making such a film is like. Their banter is amusing but you just get to hear how true professions at the top of their game go about making such a wonderful entertainment as this.

Enjoy!!

Classic Mystery Thriller with a beautiful backdrop of Paris. Cary and Hepburn along with other big stars (Matthau, Colburn, Kennedy) make for an exciting and twisted script. For those of you new to this movie, when a murder happens and his widow is left being chased by four suspects and a stranger who knows how to play "Charade".
For those who know this movie it is an excellent DVD version along with an extra '53 version and bonus material.

Buy this copy! This is the absolute best copy of Charade I have ever seen. The picture and sound are fantastic! Do not waste you hard-earned money on any other copy of Charade. Criterion has done it here! You will love it. GUARANTEED!

Although the characters do seem to fall in love much too easily in clasic films, I still quite enjoy them. Audrey Hepburn is an actress for the ages, and this time it's no different!

My copy of "Charade" is on a disc whose main feature is "The Truth About Charlie," a forgettable film based on "Charade." I wasn't interested in "Truth" and only bought the disc to get a good copy of "Charade" at a bargain price.

Unlike the remake, "Charade" is a tense, sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller with two great stars and a superb supporting cast. The pace is exhilarating and the plot is like a roller-coaster ride that often seems out of control.

This is a great movie, the biggest problem being with buying a copy is that there are so many different companies transphering it to DVD. Some do a good job, some don't. When they are being sold here on Amazon, sellers do not nessicarly sell the version listed...

Charade has it all: Mystery, romance, suspense, and a lot of dry, witty humor throughout. There is a magical quality to Grant and Hepburn's on screen chemistry. In this short review, I want to make a clear distinction between two of the available versions. Charade This edition, by Madacy, is a good quality product. It has good picture and sound and it will not disappoint those who watch it on an old fashioned standard picture tube. This is the one that most people buy and it is the best value for the money, especially as a used product. However, if you have an big screen HDTV like I do, you will see flaws in the picture due to a lower-resolution scan. You know what I mean, like a slightly compressed JPEG file on your computer. For those with a hi-def big screen TV, you must go for the Criterion Collection Charade - Anamorphic Widescreen Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #57). It is well worth the extra money for the clearest, cleanest possible picture and sound for large HDTV viewing. So which to choose from? It all depends on what kind of TV you have. I hope I have helped you to make the right choice for you. It's a great movie and I know you will love it!

1. This is a typical Criterion release. Meticulously restored in both the video and audio domains. A beautiful visual (at front-projected 720p) and pretty good sound experience (aferall, it was released in 1963--still the Stone Age of most film sound tracks).

2. This release allows you to focus on the performances of performers (not the quality of the transfer). Curiously, Hepburn gets more great lines that Grant!

3. As compared with junk quality (even by bootleg standards) releases such as the one by A2ZCOS.com "Timeless Classics" in a "Remastered Edition, " we are dealing with truth and reality. The release by A2ZCOS.com (and other off-brands) are turn-offs, if not expensive jokes.

4. Off-brand dogs present video that is several notches below what you might expect from, say, a cell phone video copy from a hacked-up, dirty 16 mm version. Audio is several notches below cell-phone voice quality--all that is missing is cell-phone drop outs!

5. Bottom line: As with all things DVD, beware of off brands from unknown entities.

William Flanigan, Ph.D

This is a great, classic film! And a good suspense with some romance! With wonderful actors!

Charade is a great movie that most people discover later in life (their 30s, or at least I did), and I've seen it between 10 and 20 times. If Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn aren't enough, there's Walther Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Ned Glass, and Paris, plus a score by Henry Mancini and a plot that you won't see all the way through until the last scene.

But the Delta DVD is just terrible. There are no extras, just chapter selections. This alone isn't enough to deserve a pan, perhaps, but the introduction to the menu screen takes several seconds to loop through and can't be interrupted. Okay, so that's a minor annoyance.

The real problem is the movie. It's dark and muddy. There are several bad skips both in the opening credits sequence (one of my favorites, but ruined on this DVD) and several scenes of dialog. I'm guessing this studio used a worn-out copy of the film for its transfer rather than a master.

I bought this DVD because I didn't want to spring for the big bucks to get the Criterion DVD. But like they say, you get what you pay for. Apparently there are several versions of Charade available now, and I guarantee that the Delta copy is the worst.

Done in a Hitchcock style, this thriller/comedy is without a doubt one of the best "spy" movies ever. It's a tad long but when you have two great actors (Suave, classy Cary Grant and charming, beautiful Audrey Hepburn) who have real chemistry together you can't help but be into the story. It also is a bit hard to follow and you might have a few questions in the end but you'll still love it.

Of the video downloads, this one got through. I have the film on tape but this download was a pristine copy of a great film.

I don't know what I was expecting from this movie. I've liked the lead actors in everything I've seen them in. Until recently I had not even heard of this film.

Now I know just how little I know about movies.

This one blew my mind. Few movies I've seen have been consistently good every second of the way. This one easily makes that list. The music (!), the colors, the suspense, and yes the acting too - all engrossing. It was intense when it needed to be (Tex and his matches come to mind), funny when it needed to be (and the jokes were actually hilarious!), romantic when necessary.

While some of the plot twists were obvious, I don't think that detracted from the suspense. After all, for any movie you've seen more than once (and hence must like?), you already know the plot in advance. This one is definitely rewatchable.

Movie was a great "Play On Words" - Could never get tired of watching this!

This is an excellently written, directed and acted film. Dated, certainly, but one of the best of its genre. Cary Grant's calm and in-control character plays well opposite Audrey Hepburn's "lost child" role. The supporting cast is outstanding as well. A true classic and a film to be treasured.

This is one of my all-time favorites. I just happened to come across this on here a week ago. It showed it for free then and now it has a price. I know I was viewing it on a Mac and now I'm on a PC, but that shouldn't make a difference. I was hoping to download it to try on my iPod. I don't want to pay for something before I know whether it will work out or not. Some of the other movies I looked at last week now have a price too. The only free downloads I can find are junk. Nothing that I would ever want to watch.

I received this particular DVD yesterday; I don't hold the seller responsible for this as they were selling what they had. BUT, don't buy this item if you are looking for a good quality (or even passable quality) movie. This has to have been a copy straight from celluloid to DVD with all scratches, burns and flaws included (the sound track was even out of sync with the picture at times).

Tried to download this movie. After several hours of internet activity, download stopped, but the unbox player said it was not downloaded. I think this unbox thing is not ready for prime time. I am taking all the unbox stuff off my computer. All this product seems to do is use internet bandwith wintout delivering anything. I'm glad it was free, Goodby unbox!

Nice mix of breezy romance, villains and suspense. Because of the complex dealings of her once, always busy husband, Audrey Hepburn is pulled into a world of obsessed, quirky and ruthless characters, all searching for the fortune (1960's value) left behind, somewhere, by her recently murdered spouse; a man of many aliases. The hunt for the prize keeps you guessing who's who in the zoo.

Although I try to outwardly present an image of a sophisticated moviegoer I still enjoyed it. If the seemingly out of place "black foot, white foot Indian?" metaphor had been left on the cutting room floor this film would have an even greater appeal to me. My personal sensibilities aside, this one is really worth your viewing time though. Good cast too, aside from the headliners.

While Charade is one of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies, this version is a poor copy to buy. It looks like someone snuck a video camera into the movie theater and put it on DVD. The sound echoes throughout the movie and the film is very, very grainy. If you love Audrey Hepburn, spend a few extra dollars and buy the Criterion Collection.

My husband and I cuddled up on the couch and watched this movie. Don't know whos chemistry was better..Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn or My husbands and I :0) An Oddly romantic movie.

the one star has nothing to do with the movie itself. this is one of my favorite audrey hepburn movies. the low rating is for this specific DVD transfer of the movie. the volume is so horrible, it keeps going up and down the entire lenght of the movie. at some points, you can higher the volume to the maximum and you still cannot hear what is being said. i recommend you buy this movie but get another version of it, cause this one is frustrating, useless, and a waste of money.

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn--together--classic lovers can't beat that! Plus Walter Matthau and James Coburn as villains. Grant creates the 'charade', but I won't tell you any more. A must-see oldie!

Fantastic movie and wanted to add it to my collection but was sent a bad copy- disk doesn't work. Returning it for a new one.

The same can be said for this movie. With Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant to grace your screen, what could possibly go wrong? I think this is one of Audrey's most underrated film! This is a classic! And classics need to be left alone. (have you watched The Truth About Charlie, the remake? if you haven't, don't bother trying)

I highly recommend this movie!

This is a great classic film, and I would give it a higher rating if if weren't for the bad recording to disc. The picture transfer is great but in two separate places it stops for a second, then jumps a few seconds. If thinking about getting this think again. I have had two copies and both skipped, both were returned to the retailer.

My wife had a different DVD version of this movie, but that disk kept having playback errors, so we couldn't get to the ending. After several failed attempts, we gave up on that disk. We wanted to see the rest of the movie so much, that when I found it on Amazon I bought it. We were not disappointed.

I have the DVD pictured put out by LaserLight DVD, 2000 Delta Entertainment Corporation. (Cary Grant is pictured on the cover with 4 movie billboards running down the right side, and it says "You can expect the unexpected when they play). The audio did not match the video; it was out of sync. Nothing was done to restore this movie on this edition.

Charade is a great classic for any age group. Picture quality was excellent. Whenever you have Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, George Kelly, James Coburn and Walter Matthau in the same movie how can you go wrong. I rate this movie 10 stars.

This Hitchcock homage provides a last glimpse of Cary as leading man. At sixty, the actor still brings off his trademark persona superbly. Hepburn is also in top form as the put-upon damsel in distress. Deftly combining mystery, romance, and humor, director Donen creates a chic, sophisticated mood via gorgeous Paris locations and a smooth Mancini score. The villains are mean enough to be taken seriously, but exhibit enough idiosyncrasies to seem human (Coburn has particular fun as Tex). As top-drawer entertainment, "Charade" is the real thing.

I'm a Cary Grant fan so I natuarally think this is an enjoyable movie.