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Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

6,9 /10 (89 Votes)
1969 EN 153 min

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.

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Release date

25/02/1969

Votes

89

Popularity

1.4

Love is what it's all about!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

153 min

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$20,000,000

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Charity

John McMartin

John McMartin

Oscar

Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

Nickie

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Helene

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Vittorio

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Big Daddy

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Herman

Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet

Ursula

Suzanne Charny

Suzanne Charny

Dancer

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

Nicholsby

Dante DiPaolo

Dante DiPaolo

Charlie

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Bud Vest

Dancer

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Dancer

Lee Roy Reams

Lee Roy Reams

Dancer

No photo

Al Lanti

Dancer

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John Wheeler

Dancer

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Leon Bing

Model

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Leon Alton

Dancer (uncredited)

Toni Basil

Toni Basil

Dancer (uncredited)

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Larry Billman

Dancer (uncredited)

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Herman Boden

Dancer (uncredited)

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Donald Bradburn

Dancer (uncredited)

Chelsea Brown

Chelsea Brown

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ray Chabeau

Dancer (uncredited)

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Cheryl Christiansen

Dancer (uncredited)

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Linda Clifford

Dancer (uncredited)

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Bryan Da Silva

Dancer (uncredited)

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Marguerite DeLain

Dancer (uncredited)

Kathryn Doby

Kathryn Doby

Dancer (uncredited)

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Lynn Fields

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ellen Halpin

Dancer (uncredited)

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Carlton Johnson

Dancer (uncredited)

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Kirk Kirksey

Dancer (uncredited)

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Richard Korthaze

Dancer (uncredited)

Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault

Dancer (uncredited)

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Trish Mahoney

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ted Monson

Dancer (uncredited)

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April Nevins

Dancer (uncredited)

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Walter Painter

Dancer (uncredited)

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Louise Quick

Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank Radcliffe

Dancer (uncredited)

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Sandy Rovetta

Dancer (uncredited)

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Charlene Ryan

Dancer (uncredited)

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Dom Salinaro

Dancer (uncredited)

Georgina Spelvin

Georgina Spelvin

Dancer (uncredited)

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Patrick Spohn

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jerry Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

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Tifni Twitchell

Dancer (uncredited)

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Renata Vaselle

Dancer (uncredited)

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Dancer (uncredited)

Adele Yoshioka

Adele Yoshioka

Dancer (uncredited)

Richard Angarola

Richard Angarola

Maitre d' (uncredited)

Henry Beckman

Henry Beckman

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Berle

Jack Berle

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

No photo

Charles Brewer

Young Man on Bridge (uncredited)

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Lonnie Burr

Willie (uncredited)

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Jeff Burton

Policeman (uncredited)

Ceil Cabot

Ceil Cabot

Married Woman (uncredited)

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Dee Carroll

Woman on Tandem (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Kathleen Cody

Kathleen Cody

Flower Girl (uncredited)

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Flower Child (uncredited)

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John Craig

Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

Alfred Dennis

Alfred Dennis

Waiter at 'Chile Hacienda' (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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John Frayer

Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

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Dave Gold

Panhandler (uncredited)

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Chuck Harrod

Singer (uncredited)

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Sharon Harvey

Young Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

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Tom Hatten

Man in Tandem (uncredited)

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Francine Henderson

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

Baseball Player (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Nolan Leary

Manfred (uncredited)

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Diki Lerner

Man with Dog on Bridge (uncredited)

No photo

Buddy Lewis

Appliance Salesman (uncredited)

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Marco López

Man in Park (uncredited)

Judith Lowry

Judith Lowry

Old Lady on Park Bench (uncredited)

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Jerry Mann

Singer (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Man on Bridge (uncredited)

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Jackie Mitchell

Model (uncredited)

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Alma Platt

Lady with Hat on Bridge (uncredited)

Maudie Prickett

Maudie Prickett

Nurse on Bridge (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

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Carroll Roebke

Model (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-04-21

⭐ 7

"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…

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