A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Acting
Julie Andrews' physical comedy—her MAN WALK is devastatingly accurate.
Direction
Edwards' extended silent set pieces, pure visual wit.
Production
Art Deco Paris that never existed, gorgeously fabricated.
Director
Blake Edwards
Julie Andrews
Victoria Grant
James Garner
King Marchand
Robert Preston
Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Lesley Ann Warren
Norma Cassady
Alex Karras
"Squash" Bernstein
John Rhys-Davies
André Cassell
Graham Stark
Waiter
Peter Arne
Labisse
Herb Tanney
Charles Bovin
Michael Robbins
Manager of Victoria's Hotel
Norman Chancer
Sal Andratti
David Gant
Restaurant Manager
Maria Charles
Madame President
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A 1933 German film of the same premise existed, but Edwards' version arrived at peak AIDS-era anxiety about gender performance and visibility.
Leslie Ann Warren's Norma was so scene-stealing she earned a Supporting Actress nomination despite minimal screen time—her 'Chicago, Illinois' line reading is unhinged perfection.
US
