Victor/Victoria (1982)
- Starring:
- Julie Andrews, James Garner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Blake Edwards
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
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On the verge of starvation in 1930s Paris, erstwhile entertainer Victoria (Julie Andrews) is rescued by gay cabaret performer Toddy (Robert Preston). What she needs to succeed, opines Toddy, is a gimmick. What if she becomes a male impersonator? Better still: what if she becomes a male impersonator, pretending to be a female impersonator? As "Victor/Victoria," s/he becomes the toast of Paree, and an object of fascination for big-time Chicago gangster King Marchan (James Garner), who can't quite understand the teasing sensations he experiences whenever watching her in action-especially since he, like everyone else, assumes that she is a he. Enjoyable though the stars of Blake Edwards' comedy may be, the film is stolen by Lesley Ann Warren, who won an Oscar nomination as King's screechy-voiced moll, and Alex Karras as King's chief henchman, who, assuming that his boss is "that way," literally comes out of the closet. Victor/Victoria was a remake of the 1931 German film Viktor und Viktoria, which had previously be reworked in 1937 as the Jessie Mathews vehicle First a Girl. In 1996, Victor/Victoria was transformed into a Broadway musical, again directed by Edwards and starring Andrews. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 133 mins
Complete Cast:
- Julie Andrews - Victor/Victoria
- Robert Preston - Toddy
- Alex Karras - Squash
- Graham Stark - Waiter
- Sherloque Tanney - Bovin
- Bill Monks - LeClou
- George Silver - Fat Man with Eclair
- Stuart Craig Turton - Boy Friend to Actress
- Joanna Dickens - Large Lady in Restaurant
- Neil Cunningham - Nightclub Master of Ceremonies
- Jay Benedict - Guy Langois
- Vivienne Chandler - Chambermaid
- Tim Stern - Desk Clerk Third Rate Hotel
- Malcolm Jamieson - Richard
- Matyelock Gibbs - Cassell's Receptionist
- Simon Chandler - Chorus Boy
- James Garner - King Marchan
- Lesley Ann Warren - Norma
- John Rhys-Davies - Cassell
- Peter Arne - Labisse
- Norman Chancer - Sal
- Christopher Good - Stage Manager
- Maria Charles - Madame President
- Michael Robbins - Hotel Manager
- Sam Williams - Chorus Boy
- Elizabeth Vaughan - Opera Singer
- John Cassady - Juke
- David Gant - Restaurant Manager
- Olivier Pierre - Langois' Companion
- Paddy Ward - Photographer
- Geoffrey Beevers - Police Inspector
- Director(s):
- Blake Edwards
- Writer(s):
- Blake Edwards
- Producer(s):
- Tony Adams, Blake Edwards
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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- 1982 - Victor/Victoria - French Academy of Cinema - Best Foreign Film
- 1982 - Victor/Victoria - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1982 - Victor/Victoria - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
