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Victor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
🏳️🌈 Blake Edwards's brilliant musical comedy explicitly incorporates a prominent queer matrix, tracking King Marchand's bodyguard (Alex Karras) coming out as a gay male alongside over-the-top gender fluidity.
Cast
Julie Andrews Victoria Grant
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
David Gant Restaurant Manager
Maria Charles Madame President
Malcolm Jamieson Richard DiNardo
John Cassady Juke
Mike Tezcan Clam
Christopher Good Stage Manager
Matyelok Gibbs Selma
Jay Benedict Guy Langois
Olivier Pierre Langois' Companion
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