Victor Victoria (1982)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (writer)
Hans Hoemburg (concept)
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Release Date:

6 May 1982 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

The disguise surprise comedy of the year!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Singer | 1930s | Cabaret | Moll | Opera

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Victoria Grant
James Garner	...	King Marchand
Robert Preston	...	Carole "Toddy" Todd
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Norma Cassady
Alex Karras	...	'Squash' Bernstein
John Rhys-Davies	...	Andre Cassell
Graham Stark	...	Waiter
Peter Arne	...	Labisse
Herb Tanney	...	Charles Bovin (as Sherloque Tanney)
Michael Robbins	...	Manager of Victoria's hotel
Norman Chancer	...	Sal Andratti
David Gant	...	Restaurant Manager
Maria Charles	...	Madame President
Malcolm Jamieson	...	Richard DiNardo
John Cassady	...	Juke
Mike Tezcan	...	Clam
Christopher Good	...	Stage Manager
Matyelok Gibbs	...	Cassell's Receptionist (as Matyelock Gibbs)
Jay Benedict	...	Guy Langois
Olivier Pierre	...	Langois' Companion
Martin Rayner	...	Concierge
George Silver	...	Fat Man Eating an Eclair
Joanna Dickens	...	Large Lady in Restaurant
Terence Skelton	...	Deviant Husband
Ina Skriver	...	Simone Kallisto
Stuart Turton	...	Boyfriend to Actress
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Police Inspector
Sam Williams	...	Chorus Boy
Simon Chandler	...	Chorus Boy
Neil Cunningham	...	Nightclub M.C
Vivienne Chandler	...	Chambermaid
Bill Monks	...	Leclou
Perry Davey	...	Balancing Man
Elizabeth Vaughan	...	Opera Singer in Madame Butterfly
Paddy Ward	...	René, Photographer
Tim Stern	...	Desk Clerk Third Rate Hotel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Alden	...	Man In Hotel With Shoes (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Peter Diamond	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Geoffrey Edwards	...	Admirer at rehearsal (uncredited)
Derek Lyons	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Chrissy Monk	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Morse	...	Saxophonist in club sequence (uncredited)
Glen Murphy	...	Boxer (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	...	Man In Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Blake Edwards

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Blake Edwards		writer
Hans Hoemburg		concept
Reinhold Schünzel		1933 script

Produced by
Tony Adams	....	producer
Blake Edwards	....	producer
Gerald T. Nutting	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Dick Bush

Film Editing by
Ralph E. Winters

Casting by
Mary Selway

Production Design by
Rodger Maus

Art Direction by
Tim Hutchinson
William Craig Smith

Set Decoration by
Harry Cordwell

Costume Design by
Patricia Norris

Makeup Department
Paul Engelen	....	makeup artist
Harry Frampton	....	makeup artist
Peter Frampton	....	makeup artist
John Isaacs	....	hair stylist: Miss Andrews
Joyce James	....	hair stylist
Colin Jamison	....	hair stylist
Bobbie Smith	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Denis Johnson Jr.	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Hoult	....	first assistant director
Peter Kohn	....	second assistant director
Paul Tivers	....	second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Andrew Ackland-Snow	....	junior draughtsman
Ted Ambrose	....	assistant art director
Albert Blackshaw	....	construction manager
Frank Graves	....	scenic artist
Bernie Hearn	....	stand-by props (as Bernard Hearn)
David Lusby	....	production buyer
Anthony Pratt	....	sketch artist
Nick Rivers	....	stand-by dressings
Bob Sherwood	....	stand-by propman
Alan Tomkins	....	assistant art director
Barry Wilkinson	....	property master
Peter Wood	....	additional scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roy Charman	....	sound mixer
Rusty Coppleman	....	sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone	....	dubbing mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	dubbing mixer
Teddy Mason	....	sound editor
Gordon K. McCallum	....	chief dubbing mixer
George Rice	....	sound engineer
John Salter	....	boom operator
Jonathan Andrews	....	playback operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Neil Corbould	....	special effects (uncredited)
Martin Gutteridge	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris	....	special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns	....	special effects (uncredited)
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects (uncredited)
Bert Luxford	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock	....	special visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Brace	....	stunts
George Lane Cooper	....	stunts (as George Cooper)
Jack Cooper	....	stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunt coordinator
Dorothy Ford	....	stunts
Martin Grace	....	stunts
Mark McBride	....	stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunts
Nosher Powell	....	stunts
Doug Robinson	....	stunts
Eddie Stacey	....	stunts
Rocky Taylor	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Anscombe	....	focus puller
David Appleby	....	still photographer
George Beavis	....	camera grip
Mike Heaviside	....	vtr operator
Bob Kindred	....	camera operator
Algernon Sucharov	....	clapper loader
David Wynn-Jones	....	first assistant camera
Don Brown	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
John Harris	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Chris Warren	....	additional video operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jackie Cummins	....	wardrobe mistress
Tiny Nicholls	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
David Beesley	....	assistant editor
Geoffrey Edwards	....	assistant editor
Alan Killick	....	film editor: UK
Robert Pergament	....	assistant editor
Ken Ross	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Howard Blake	....	orchestrator
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor (as Bob Hathaway)

Other crew
Jeremy Coote	....	production runner
Kay Fenton	....	continuity
Geoff Freeman	....	publicist
Maggie Goodwin	....	assistant choreographer
Lindsey Jones	....	director of publicity
Lesley Keane	....	assistant: Mr. Adams
Kevin King	....	payroll accountant
Bernard Spence	....	production accountant
Paddy Stone	....	choreographer
Francine Taylor	....	assistant: Mr. Edwards
Joyce Turner	....	production assistant
Steve Dale	....	production runner (uncredited)
Callum McDougall	....	production runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Artista Management
• Ladbroke
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Peerford Ltd.

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1985) (USA) (TV)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print Technicolor Panavision)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Vídeo Arte (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Effects Associates

Other Companies

• Intralink Film Graphic Design  main title montage
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Mayflower Recording  sound effects design
• Simon Wigs  wigs

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Peru:14 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Artista Management

Trivia:

The young man who says Victor is "divine" at rehearsal is Blake Edwards' son and Julie Andrews' stepson, Geoffrey Edwards.

Goofs:

Continuity: The reaction shots of Andre and Toddy watching Victoria during her first "Shady Dame of Seville" number have them wearing the same boutonnières they wore during her very first show, but when Toddy and Victoria arrive back at the hotel Toddy has a different colored one.

Quotes:

Toddy: Are you impugning this lady's integrity?
Waiter: She's impugning my salad.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (#31.13)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Finale/Shady Dame From Seville (Reprise)

How do YOU describe "great?" I define it with this movie.

My God, the reviewer before me MUST be mad!!! Either that, or he/she must be struggling with their own sexuality! THIS is one of my favorite movies of ALL time. Julie Andrews is in fine musical form; James Garner gives one of his greatest comedic performances since "The Americanization of Emily" (also with Julie Andrews) and Lesley Ann Warren just about steals the picture! This movie scores a solid "10" for comedy, a sterling "10" for music and a rousing "10" for romance! ANYONE that DOESN'T like this movie should suck an egg! HOW did Lesley Ann Warren NOT win an Oscar? Ditto, Robert Preston? I consider myself a guy's guy, but I confess I tear up every time I hear the opening refrains of Julie singing "Crazy World," the film's theme song. Bravo, Blake Edwards!!!