Alan Hewitt, Barbara Bouchet, Chita Rivera

A dance-hall hostess/prostitute with a golden heart falls in love with a naive man from whom she must hide her secret.

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G, 2 hrs. 29 min.

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Release Date: January 1, 1969

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DVD Release Date: March 4, 2003

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  • July 19, 2009
    It's no All that Jazz or Cabaret, but still very enjoyable. Fosse's experimentation with style is really interesting, but occasionally distracting.
  • November 13, 2007
    Loved the Fosse dance numbers, especially "Hey Big Spender, The Aloof, The Heavyweight and Gotta Get Out. " Alternate ending is worth watching as well.
  • September 18, 2009
    I was looking forward to this and I give it 2 stars for Shirley MacLaine but it didn't come off well as a movie and I hated how badly dubbed the musical numbers were. If they remade this now, I would be very happy. There is a lot of potential here.
  • March 20, 2009
    Yes, it's very dated, yes, it's a touch overlong, but it's still very entertaining. There are some great musical numbers, with incredible choreography by Bob Fosse, especially 'Rich Man's Frug'. The scenes between the songs however did seem to drag on at times.
  • November 21, 2009
    I loved this movie. Shirley MacLaine is edible (as always) and Bob Fosse continually spices up the narrative with fun innovation. The love story was beautifully genuine and the musical numbers were a whole lot of fun. The only flaw was that it ran a bit long. Some of the numb...( read more)ers could have been shortened or cut out entirely. But it's definitely a clear forerunner to Cabaret, exploring nearly all the same themes and utilizing similar framing and choreography. Cabaret is undoubtedly superior, but Sweet Charity is quite the hidden gem.
  • August 28, 2009
    funny... Shirley MacLaine was fantastic & very young...
  • August 5, 2009
    Uneven throughout, but "Hey Big Spender" is tremendous.
  • June 11, 2009
    Yeah this musical is great! Loved the big dance scene at the celebrity party, i love Fosse I love the whole movie.
  • May 13, 2009
    Fun fun fun. Hey Big Spender is the highlight.
  • March 1, 2009
    Bob Fosse is a genius. The movie is dated and could use a little updating( I refer to the stills and the intermission).

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