Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Love is what it's all about!

1969•2h 33m•6.9/10

ComedyMusicRomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(89)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Charity

John McMartin

John McMartin

Oscar

Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

Nickie

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Helene

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Vittorio

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Big Daddy

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Herman

Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet

Ursula

Suzanne Charny

Suzanne Charny

Dancer

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

Nicholsby

Dante DiPaolo

Dante DiPaolo

Charlie

Bud Vest

Dancer

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Dancer

Lee Roy Reams

Lee Roy Reams

Dancer

Al Lanti

Dancer

John Wheeler

Dancer

Leon Bing

Model

Leon Alton

Dancer (uncredited)

Toni Basil

Toni Basil

Dancer (uncredited)

Larry Billman

Dancer (uncredited)

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