Directed by:
Blake EdwardsScreenplay:
Blake EdwardsCinematography:
Dick BushComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies, Peter Arne, David Gant, Malcolm Jamieson, Matyelok Gibbs (more)VOD (1)
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Blake Edwards tones down the broadly farcical style that is his signature with this sly musical comedy starring Julie Andrews as British entertainer Victoria Grant. She and an older friend, gay impresario Toddy (Robert Preston), are close to starvation in 1930s Paris. Desperate for work, he changes her image, introducing her to the cabaret world as Polish female impersonator Victor/Victoria. Victoria, now a woman pretending to be a man in drag, becomes a huge success in the nightclub world. Chicago gangster King Marchan (James Garner) becomes especially intrigued by Victor/Victoria while visiting Paris with his dim-witted girlfriend, Norma (Lesley Anne Warren), and his ever-faithful bodyguard, Squash (Alex Karras), who's more than a little concerned by his boss's interest in a transvestite. As Marchan tries to get to the source of his attraction to the entertainer, trying to uncover the truth behind the rhinestone headdress, the farce commences, and the meaning of gender and sexual preference comes into question for all the characters. A director who often shows a willingness to let the seams in his work show for comic effect, Edwards has opted for stylish smoothness here while opening himself to questions of gender that his earlier films had anxiously mocked. Robert Preston steals the film as Victoria's graceful Svengali. (official distributor synopsis)
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Victor/Victoria
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - DeLuxe Edition
Label: WaterTower Music
Year: 2015
Country: USA
Format: digital, LP
Length: 01:18:55
1. | Main Title (Crazy World) | Henry Mancini | 02:09 |
2. | "Cherry Ripe" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:26 |
3. | Alone In Paris | Henry Mancini | 02:53 |
4. | "Gay Paree" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 02:34 |
5. | You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 1) | Henry Mancini | 02:43 |
6. | You And Me / The Idea | Henry Mancini | 02:56 |
7. | Enter Leclou | Henry Mancini | 01:11 |
8. | A Sub For Lover | Henry Mancini | 00:59 |
9. | King's Can Can | Henry Mancini | 01:31 |
10. | "Le Jazz Hot" - Julie Andrews & Company | Henry Mancini | 04:22 |
11. | Medley: Le Jazz Hot (Bows) / The Unveiling | Henry Mancini | 01:47 |
12. | You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 2) | Henry Mancini | 01:35 |
13. | I'm Horny | Henry Mancini | 00:58 |
14. | Chicago, Illinois | Henry Mancini | 02:03 |
15. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:36 |
16. | Cat And Mouse | Henry Mancini | 03:18 |
17. | "Chicago, Illinois" - Lesley Ann Warren & Company | Henry Mancini | 02:47 |
18. | The Big Lift | Henry Mancini | 01:19 |
19. | Elegant | Henry Mancini | 03:28 |
20. | Drag Blues | Henry Mancini | 01:45 |
21. | "You And Me" - Robert Preston & Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:53 |
22. | Bedroom Radio | Henry Mancini | 01:39 |
23. | Crazy World (Le Matelot Club) | Henry Mancini | 02:45 |
24. | You And Me (Orchestral Underscore Version 3) | Henry Mancini | 00:37 |
25. | "Crazy World" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:32 |
26. | Medley: Crazy World / Sad Victoria | Henry Mancini | 01:23 |
27. | King's Can Can (Reprise) | Henry Mancini | 02:30 |
28. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 04:41 |
29. | Finale (Shady Dame / Le Jazz Hot / Crazy World / You And Me) | Henry Mancini | 04:55 |
30. | "You And Me (Album Version)" - Robert Preston & Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:54 |
31. | "The Shady Dame From Seville (Rehearsal)" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 04:46 |
Victor/Victoria
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: WaterTower Music
Year: 2015
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 35:22
Notes: CD-R on demand.
1. | Main Title (Crazy World) | Henry Mancini | 02:09 |
2. | "You And Me" - Robert Preston & Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:54 |
3. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:36 |
4. | Alone In Paris | Henry Mancini | 02:53 |
5. | King's Can Can | Henry Mancini | 01:31 |
6. | "Le Jazz Hot" - Julie Andrews & Company | Henry Mancini | 04:22 |
7. | "Crazy World" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:32 |
8. | "Chicago, Illinois" - Lesley Ann Warren | Henry Mancini | 02:03 |
9. | Cat And Mouse | Henry Mancini | 03:18 |
10. | You And Me | Henry Mancini | 01:35 |
11. | "Gay Paree" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 02:34 |
12. | Finale (Shady Dame / Le Jazz Hot / Crazy World / You And Me) | Henry Mancini | 04:55 |
Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria
Original Soundtrack Recordings
Label: GNP Crescendo
Year: 1994
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 50:44
Notes: Reissue Edition.
1. | Main Title "Crazy World" (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 02:07 |
2. | "You And Me" - Robert Preston, Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:52 |
3. | "Gay Paree" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 02:33 |
4. | Alone In Paris (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 02:52 |
5. | King's Can-Can (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 01:57 |
6. | "Le Jazz Hot" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:22 |
7. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:29 |
8. | The Big Lift (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 02:02 |
9. | Cat & Mouse (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 03:13 |
10. | "Crazy World" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 03:13 |
11. | "Chicago, Illinois" - Lesley Ann Warren | Henry Mancini | 02:46 |
12. | Elegant (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 03:29 |
13. | You And Me (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 02:42 |
14. | Le Matelot Club (Instrumental) | Henry Mancini | 02:47 |
15. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 04:30 |
16. | Finale (Shady Dame From Seville / Crazy World / You And Me / Le Jazz Hot) | Henry Mancini | 04:50 |
Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria
Original Soundtrack Recordings
Label: MGM Records
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 37:13
1. | SIDE A: Main Title (Crazy World) | Henry Mancini | 02:07 |
2. | "You And Me" - Robert Preston, Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:52 |
3. | "The Shady Dame From Seville" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:29 |
4. | Alone In Paris | Henry Mancini | 02:52 |
5. | King's Can-Can | Henry Mancini | 01:57 |
6. | "Le Jazz Hot" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 04:22 |
7. | SIDE B: "Crazy World" - Julie Andrews | Henry Mancini | 02:30 |
8. | "Chicago, Illinois" - Lesley Ann Warren | Henry Mancini | 02:46 |
9. | Cat And Mouse | Henry Mancini | 03:13 |
10. | You And Me | Henry Mancini | 02:42 |
11. | "Gay Paree" - Robert Preston | Henry Mancini | 02:33 |
12. | Finale (Shady Dame / Crazy World / You And Me / Le Jazz Hot) | Henry Mancini | 04:50 |