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Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Love is what it's all about!

19696.92h 33m

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.

Directed by Bob Fosse
Written by Peter Stone, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
Produced by Robert Arthur
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $20.0M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

broken engagementcharitybased on play or musicalcelebritytragic lovedancehall girlbased on movie

About Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity is a comedy, music, romance, drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of broken engagement, charity, based on play or musical, celebrity, tragic love, dancehall girl. Directed by Bob Fosse, it stars Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Chita Rivera. 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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