A Chicago mobster (James Garner) falls for a female impersonator (Julie Andrews), actually a woman, in... (Learn more)
Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston (View All)
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Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston
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
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US Release Date
2/28/82
MPAA Rating
Rated PG
Running Time
134 mins.
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Costume Design award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Sco award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction award at the 1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 1982 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1982 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Film award at the 1982 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1982 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 1982 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 1982 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 1982 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- MGM Distribution Company
- MGM Home Entertainment
