Sweet Charity (1969)

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G
2h 29min
Comedy, Drama
17 May 1969 (Japan)
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Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

Director:

Bob Fosse

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Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 nominations.
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	Shirley MacLaine	...	Charity
	John McMartin	...	Oscar
	Ricardo Montalban	...	Vittorio
	Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Big Daddy
	Chita Rivera	...	Nickie
	Paula Kelly	...	Helene
	Stubby Kaye	...	Herman
	Barbara Bouchet	...	Ursula
	Suzanne Charny	...	Dancer
	Alan Hewitt	...	Nicholsby
	Dante DiPaolo	...	Charlie (as Dante D'Paulo)
	Bud Vest	...	Dancer
	Ben Vereen	...	Dancer
	Lee Roy Reams	...	Dancer
	Al Lanti	...	Dancer
	John Wheeler	...	Dancer
	Leon Bing	...	Model
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Leon Alton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Richard Angarola	...	Maitre d' (uncredited)
	Marie Bahruth	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Toni Basil	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Henry Beckman	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Jack Berle	...	Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
	Larry Billman	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Carol Birner	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Herman Boden	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Donald Bradburn	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles Brewer	...	Young Man on Bridge (uncredited)
	Chelsea Brown	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Lonnie Burr	...	Willie (uncredited)
	Jeff Burton	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Ceil Cabot	...	Married Woman (uncredited)
	Dee Carroll	...	Woman on Tandem (uncredited)
	Ray Chabeau	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Noble 'Kid' Chissell	...	Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
	Cheryl Christiansen	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Linda Clifford	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Kathleen Cody	...	Blonde Flower Girl (uncredited)
	Dick Colacino	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bud Cort	...	Flower Child (uncredited)
	John Craig	...	Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
	Bryan Da Silva	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Michael Davis	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Marguerite DeLain	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Alfred Dennis	...	Waiter at 'Chile Hacienda' (uncredited)
	George DeNormand	...	Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
	Kathryn Doby	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jimmy Fields	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Lynn Fields	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	John Frayer	...	Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
	Dave Gold	...	Panhandler (uncredited)
	David Gold	...	Blind Beggar (uncredited)
	Ben Gooding	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bick Goss	...	Drummer Boy (uncredited)
	Ellen Halpin	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Chuck Harrod	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Sharon Harvey	...	Young Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
	Tom Hatten	...	Man in Tandem (uncredited)
	Francine Henderson	...	Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
	Buddy Joe Hooker	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Carlton Johnson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Kirk Kirksey	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Richard Korthaze	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jennifer Laws	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Nolan Leary	...	Manfred (uncredited)
	Lance LeGault	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Diki Lerner	...	Man with Dog on Bridge (uncredited)
	Buddy Lewis	...	Appliance Salesman (uncredited)
	Marco Lopez	...	Man in Park (uncredited)
	Judith Lowry	...	Old Lady on Park Bench (uncredited)
	Trish Mahoney	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jerry Mann	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Lynn McMurrey	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Joseph Mell	...	Man on Bridge (uncredited)
	Gloria Mills	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Jackie Mitchell	...	Model (uncredited)
	Ted Monson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	April Nevins	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Geraldine O'Brien	...	Lady on Bridge (uncredited)
	Maris O'Neill	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Walter Painter	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Alma Platt	...	Lady with Hat on Bridge (uncredited)
	Maudie Prickett	...	Nurse on Bridge (uncredited)
	Louise Quick	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Frank Radcliffe	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
	Ed Robinson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Carroll Roebke	...	Model (uncredited)
	Sandy Rovetta	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Charlene Ryan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Dom Salinaro	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Juleste Salve	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Victoria Scruton	...	Dancer in 'Big Spender' Number (uncredited)
	Ronnie Shark	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Paul Shipton	...	Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
	Georgina Spelvin	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Patrick Spohn	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Concession (uncredited)
	Chet Stratton	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Walter Stratton	...	Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
	Kristoffer Tabori	...	Flower Child (uncredited)
	Robert Terry	...	Doorman (uncredited)
	Robert Thompson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Roger Til	...	Greeter at 'Pompeii Club' (uncredited)
	Jerry Trent	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Tifni Twitchell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Renata Vaselle	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bonnie G. West	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Lorene Yarnell Jansson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Kay York	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Adele Yoshioka	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bob Fosse

Written by

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Neil Simon	...	(from the New York stage production book by)

Federico Fellini	...	(based upon the screenplay by: "Nights of Cabiria") &
Tullio Pinelli	...	(based upon the screenplay by: "Nights of Cabiria") and
Ennio Flaiano	...	(based upon the screenplay by: "Nights of Cabiria")

Peter Stone	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Robert Arthur

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producer

Music by

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Cy Coleman

Cinematography by

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Robert Surtees

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director of photography

Editing by

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Stuart Gilmore

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen
George C. Webb

Set Decoration by

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Jack D. Moore

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain	...	hair stylist
Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair stylist: Miss MacLaine
Bud Westmore	...	makeup artist
Marvin G. Westmore	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ernest B. Wehmeyer	...	production manager
Charles Clement	...	post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Douglas Green	...	assistant director
Art Levinson	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Frank L. Brown

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carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Len Peterson	...	sound
Ronald Pierce	...	sound
William Russell	...	sound
Waldon O. Watson	...	sound
Peter Berkos	...	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Weldon Brown	...	playback operator (uncredited)
James V. Swartz	...	sound (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dean Smith

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stunt double: John McMartin (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Doug Mathias

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lighting technician (uncredited)

Music Department

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Nancy Adams	...	uncredited
Ralph Burns	...	orchestrations
Cy Coleman	...	music by
Dorothy Fields	...	from the New York stage production lyrics by / lyrics by
Joseph Gershenson	...	conductor / music supervisor
Jack Lee	...	vocal coach
Arnold Schwarzwald	...	music editor
Carol Kaye	...	musician: bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin

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script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)

Additional Crew

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Leon Charles	...	dialogue coach
Bob Fosse	...	choreographed by / from the New York stage production staging and choreography by
Ed Gasper	...	dance assistant
Paul Glover	...	dance assistant
Sonja Haney	...	dance assistant
John Sharpe	...	dance assistant
Dominic Santarone	...	caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone	...	caterer (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Universal Pictures (presents)

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Universal® Picture)
Rank Film Distributors (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Film Agency (1969) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1969) (Norway) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Japan (1969) (Japan) (theatrical)
MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
MCA/Universal Home Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Japan (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
Universal Pictures (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
Elephant Films (2016) (France) (video)
NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Powerhouse Films (2020) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as Indicator) (limited edition)
CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Cinematique (cosmetics by)
Fryer, Carr & Harris Inc. (from the New York stage production produced by)
Howard Anderson Digital Effects (title design)
Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	character-name-as-title nickname-as-title two-word-title flower-child dancehall-hostess See All (151) »
Taglines	...The Musical Excitement of the 70's See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Music Musical Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Italy:T Japan:G Norway:A Peru:Apt Singapore:PG Sweden:11 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:G West Germany:12 (f)

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Also Known As	Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved (United States) Dulce Caridad: Las aventuras de una chica que quería ser amada (Pakistan, English title) Noches en la ciudad (Spain) Słodka Charity (Poland) Charity, édes! (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	149 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) See more »
Sound Mix	70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)
Filming Locations	Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Although uncredited, Gwen Verdon was assistant choreographer in the film version of Sweet Charity (1969). See more »
Goofs	In the "Aloof" movement of "The Rich Man's Frug," two of the male principal dancers walk down the stairs to light a woman's cigarette, while the others dance behind them. The background choreography in this shot leads directly to the triangle formation of the next shot, and the two men are now in the middle of the group, although there was no time for them to reach that position. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Sweet Charity: From the Stage to the Screen (1969). See more »
Soundtracks	My Personal Property See more »
Quotes	Charity Hope Valentine: Wow, this place is sure full of celebrities. I'm the only one in here I've never heard of. See more »

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