Victor/Victoria (1995 film)

For the musical stage production, see Victor/Victoria (musical).

Victor/Victoria
DVD cover
Written by	Blake Edwards
Directed by	Blake Edwards Matthew Diamond Goro Kobayashi
Starring	Julie Andrews Tony Roberts Michael Nouri Rachel York
Music by	Henry Mancini Frank Wildhorn
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jeff Rowland John Scher Shuichi Amagai David Horn Elke Titus
Producer(s)	Allen Newman Philip W. Hack Bill Murphy
Cinematography	Arthur R. Botham
Running time	146 minutes
Production company(s)	Endemol Theater Productions Polygram Broadway Venctors
Release
Original network	NHK (Japan)
Original release	December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23)

Victor/Victoria is a 1995 American videotaped television production of the Broadway musical of the same name written and directed by Blake Edwards, starring Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Richard B. Shull and Gregory Jbara. The play's opening night performance on October 25, 1995 at the Marquis Theatre in New York City was filmed exclusively for Japanese television broadcast by NHK on December 23, 1995. It was directed for the stage by Edwards and directed for television by Matthew Diamond and Goro Kobayashi.

Synopsis

Victoria (Andrews) is a penniless out-of-work singer whose life is changed when she meets the flamboyant gay impresario Toddy (Roberts) and, with his help, she becomes "Victor", an overnight singing sensation in the nightclubs of Paris. But success becomes hilariously complicated when she meets the love of her life – King Marchan (Nouri), a macho Chicago gangster – who sees the act and finds himself attracted to the star.

Cast

Julie Andrews as Victoria Grant
Tony Roberts as Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Michael Nouri as King Marchan
Rachel York as Norma Cassidy
Richard B. Shull as André Cassell
Gregory Jbara as Squash (Mr. Bernstein)

Musical numbers

"Paris by Night" – Toddy & Les Boys
"If I Were a Man" – Victoria
"Trust Me" – Toddy & Victoria
"Le Jazz Hot" – Victor and Ensemble
"The Tango/Paris by Night" – Victor & Norma
"Paris Makes Me Horny" – Norma
"Crazy World" – Victoria
"Louis Says" – Victor & Ensemble
"King's Dilemma" – King Marchan
"You & Me" – Toddy and Victor
"Paris by Night (Reprise)" – Street Singer
"Almost a Love Song" – King Marchan and Victoria
"Chicago, Illinois" – Norma & The Girls
"Living in the Shadows" – Victoria
"Victor/Victoria" – Victoria, Toddy & Company

Home media releases

The filmed performance of Victor/Victoria was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Image Entertainment and is also available for digital download on iTunes.

External links

Victor/Victoria at the Internet Movie Database
Victor/Victoria at AllMovie

Films directed by Blake Edwards

Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
He Laughed Last (1956)
Mister Cory (1957)
This Happy Feeling (1958)
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
High Time (1960)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
The Pink Panther (1963)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Great Race (1965)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Gunn (1967)
The Party (1968)
Darling Lili (1970)
Wild Rovers (1971)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
10 (1979)
S.O.B. (1981)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
Micki & Maude (1984)
A Fine Mess (1986)
That's Life! (1986)
Blind Date (1987)
Sunset (1988)
Justin Case (1988)
Skin Deep (1989)
Peter Gunn (1989)
Switch (1991)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Victor/Victoria (1995)

Films directed by Matthew Diamond

Victor/Victoria (1995) Dancemaker (1998) These Old Broads (2001) Camp Rock (2008) The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012)

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