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Victor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Rating:PG
Genre:Music, Comedy, Romance
Written By:Blake Edwards, Reinhold Schünzel
In Theaters:4/25/1982
Box Office:$28,215,453
Runtime:134 minutes
Studio:Peerford Ltd., Artista Management, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Blake Edwards
Director
Julie Andrews
Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinsky
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
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