Victor/Victoria
Warner Bros. (1982)
Comedy, Drama
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IMDB   7.6
2 hr 13 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG
Julie Andrews Victor/Victoria
James Garner King Marchan
Robert Preston Toddy
Lesley Ann Warren Norma
Alex Karras Squash
John Rhys-Davies Cassell
Graham Stark Waiter
Peter Arne Labisse
Sherloque Tanney Bovin
Paddy Ward Photographer
Herb Tanney Charles Bovin, Private Investigator
Michael Robbins Manager of Victoria's hotel
Blake Edwards
Director
Blake Edwards
Producer Blake Edwards
Tony Adams
Writer Blake Edwards
Hans Hoemburg


On the verge of starvation in 1930s Paris, erstwhile entertainer Victoria ( Julie Andrews ) is rescued by gay cabaret performer Toddy ( Robert Preston ). What she needs to succeed, opines Toddy, is a gimmick. What if she becomes a male impersonator? Better still: what if she becomes a male impersonator, pretending to be a female impersonator? As "Victor/Victoria," s/he becomes the toast of Paree, and an object of fascination for big-time Chicago gangster King Marchan ( James Garner ), who can't quite understand the teasing sensations he experiences whenever watching her in action-especially since he, like everyone else, assumes that she is a he. Enjoyable though the stars of Blake Edwards ' comedy may be, the film is stolen by Lesley Ann Warren , who won an Oscar nomination as King's screechy-voiced moll, and Alex Karras as King's chief henchman, who, assuming that his boss is "that way," literally comes out of the closet. Victor/Victoria was a remake of the 1931 German film Viktor und Viktoria , which had previously be reworked in 1937 as the Jessie Mathews vehicle First a Girl . In 1996, Victor/Victoria was transformed into a Broadway musical, again directed by Edwards and starring Andrews . — Hal Erickson
Edition Details
Distributor Turner Home Ent
Chapters 41
Release Date 2002
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Japanese; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards
Theatrical Trailer
Cast/ Director Career Highlights
Interactive Menus
Scene Access