Sweet Charity (1969)
February 25, 1969Release Date
Sweet Charity (1969)
February 25, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Shirley MacLaine
Charity
John McMartin
Oscar
Chita Rivera
Nickie
Paula Kelly
Helene
Ricardo Montalban
Vittorio
Sammy Davis Jr.
Big Daddy
Stubby Kaye
Herman
Barbara Bouchet
Ursula
Suzanne Charny
Dancer
Alan Hewitt
Nicholsby
Dante DiPaolo
Charlie
Bud Vest
Dancer
Ben Vereen
Dancer
Lee Roy Reams
Dancer
Al Lanti
Dancer
John Wheeler
Dancer
Leon Bing
Model
Leon Alton
Dancer (uncredited)
Toni Basil
Dancer (uncredited)
Larry Billman
Dancer (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Dancer (uncredited)
Donald Bradburn
Dancer (uncredited)
Chelsea Brown
Dancer (uncredited)
Ray Chabeau
Dancer (uncredited)
Cheryl Christiansen
Dancer (uncredited)
Linda Clifford
Dancer (uncredited)
Bryan Da Silva
Dancer (uncredited)
Marguerite DeLain
Dancer (uncredited)
Kathryn Doby
Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Fields
Dancer (uncredited)
Lynn Fields
Dancer (uncredited)
Ellen Halpin
Dancer (uncredited)
Carlton Johnson
Dancer (uncredited)
Kirk Kirksey
Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Korthaze
Dancer (uncredited)
Lance LeGault
Dancer (uncredited)
Trish Mahoney
Dancer (uncredited)
Ted Monson
Dancer (uncredited)
April Nevins
Dancer (uncredited)
Walter Painter
Dancer (uncredited)
Louise Quick
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Dancer (uncredited)
Sandy Rovetta
Dancer (uncredited)
Charlene Ryan
Dancer (uncredited)
Dom Salinaro
Dancer (uncredited)
Georgina Spelvin
Dancer (uncredited)
Patrick Spohn
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Tifni Twitchell
Dancer (uncredited)
Renata Vaselle
Dancer (uncredited)
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Dancer (uncredited)
Adele Yoshioka
Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Angarola
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Henry Beckman
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Charles Brewer
Young Man on Bridge (uncredited)
Lonnie Burr
Willie (uncredited)
Jeff Burton
Policeman (uncredited)
Ceil Cabot
Married Woman (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Woman on Tandem (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Kathleen Cody
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Bud Cort
Flower Child (uncredited)
John Craig
Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
Alfred Dennis
Waiter at 'Chile Hacienda' (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
John Frayer
Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)
Dave Gold
Panhandler (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)
Nolan Leary
Manfred (uncredited)
Diki Lerner
Man with Dog on Bridge (uncredited)
Buddy Lewis
Appliance Salesman (uncredited)
Marco López
Man in Park (uncredited)
Judith Lowry
Old Lady on Park Bench (uncredited)
Jerry Mann
Singer (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Man on Bridge (uncredited)
Jackie Mitchell
Model (uncredited)
Alma Platt
Lady with Hat on Bridge (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Nurse on Bridge (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Carroll Roebke
Model (uncredited)
Federico Fellini
Original Story
Cy Coleman
Original Music Composer / Songs
Ennio Flaiano
Original Story
Robert Arthur
Producer
Peter Stone
Screenplay
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Bob Fosse
Director / Choreographer
Tullio Pinelli
Original Story
Edith Head
Costume Design
Neil Simon
Musical
Dorothy Fields
Lyricist
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
Douglas Green
Assistant Director
Len Peterson
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
George C. Webb
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 25, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 33m
Content RatingG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$20,000,000
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Sweet Charity is a 1969 American musical comedy-drama film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse in his film directorial debut. It is adapted by Peter Stone from the 1966 stage musical of the same name – also directed and choreographed by Fosse – in turn based on the 1957 Federico Fellini film Nights of Cabiria.
It stars Shirley MacLaine in the title, role, a taxi dancer at a Times Square dance-hall. The cast also features John McMartin, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye, Ricardo Montalbán, Sammy Davis Jr., and Barbara Bouchet. Ben Vereen, in his film debut, appears as a dancer.
The film was released by Universal Pictures on April 1, 1969. It received a mixed critical reception, but received three Academy Award nominations - Best Score, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. MacLaine was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance. Retrospective reviews have been more positive.