Sweet Charity (1969)

G02/25/1969Comedy, Music, Romance, Drama2h 33m
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Love is what it's all about!

Overview

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Shirley MacLaine

    Charity

  2. Cast 1

    John McMartin

    Oscar

  3. Cast 1

    Chita Rivera

    Nickie

  4. Cast 1

    Paula Kelly

    Helene

  5. Cast 1

    Ricardo Montalban

    Vittorio

  6. Cast 1

    Sammy Davis Jr.

    Big Daddy

  7. Cast 1

    Stubby Kaye

    Herman

  8. Cast 1

    Barbara Bouchet

    Ursula

  9. Cast 1

    Suzanne Charny

    Dancer

"Charity" (Shirley MacLaine), "Nickie" (Chita Rivera) and "Helene" (Paula Kelly) are call-girls working in a grotty dance hall. "Charity" is an honest, maybe too honest, gal, but after years going round in circles she needs a decent man in her life. That might just happen when she meets "Oscar" (John McMartin) but he doesn't know what she really does to make a living. It isn't quite in a bank. Should she tell him and risk him walking away? The story itself here is no great shakes, but the performances are really entertaining. MacLaine, Ricardo Montalban as the legendary actor "Vittorio" and th...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $20,000,000.00

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