Sweet Charity

Feb 25, 1969

2h 33m

★ 6.9

Love is what it's all about!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Charity

Shirley MacLaine

Oscar

John McMartin

Nickie

Chita Rivera

Helene

Paula Kelly

Vittorio

Ricardo Montalban

Big Daddy

Sammy Davis Jr.

Herman

Stubby Kaye

Ursula

Barbara Bouchet

Dancer

Suzanne Charny

Nicholsby

Alan Hewitt

Charlie

Dante DiPaolo

Dancer

Bud Vest

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