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Funny Girl

1968

Ratings:IMDb:7.4/ 10Rotten Tomatoes:95%Metacritic:88/ 100

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2h 35m

“The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.”

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"People who see FUNNY GIRL are the luckiest people in the world!"

7.4/ 10

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Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions

STORY

The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.

Budget: 14.1M $Revenue: 58.71M $Countries: United States of AmericaLanguages: EnglishOriginal language: EN

CAST

Barbra Streisand

Fanny Brice

Omar Sharif

Nick Arnstein

Kay Medford

Rose Brice

Anne Francis

Georgia James

Walter Pidgeon

Florenz Ziegfeld

Mae Questel

Mrs. Strakosh

Gerald Mohr

Branca

Frank Faylen

Keeney

Mittie Lawrence

Emma

Gertrude Flynn

Mrs. O'Malley

John Harmon

Company Manager

Thordis Brandt

Ziegfeld Girl

Alena Johnston

Ziegfeld Girl

Karen Stride

Ziegfeld Girl

Peter Adams

Card Player (uncredited)

Martin Ashe

First Nighter (uncredited)

Al Bain

Stagehand (uncredited)

William Benedict

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Phyllis George

Showgirl (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Christian

Messenger (uncredited)

Roy Clark

Dancer (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Maid (uncredited)

Tom Cound

Waiter (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)

John Dennis

Newsman (uncredited)

Minta Durfee

Citizen (uncredited)

Larry Gelman

Newsman (uncredited)

Lloyd Gough

Lawyer Bill Fallon (uncredited)

Viola Harris

First Nighter (uncredited)

Craig Huxley

Hecky (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Backstage Spectator (uncredited)

Elaine Joyce

Keeney Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Paul Keith

Choreographer (uncredited)

Sherwood Keith

Doorman (uncredited)

Ingeborg Kjeldsen

Opera Singer (uncredited)

Sherry Lansing

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Audience Member (uncredited)

Freeman Lusk

Judge (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Halvah Peddler (uncredited)

Shelley Morrison

Second Floor Woman (uncredited)

Tommy Rall

"The Prince" in Swan Lake sequence (uncredited)

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27/03/2022

Barbra Streisand is simply superb in this depiction of the early life of Vaudeville girl and more Fanny Brice. From her humble beginnings, and with the help of her friend Eddie Ryan (Lee Allen) we see her come to the attention of the mighty Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) before her career becomes the stuff of legend. Streisand's characterisation is authentic - her stoic Jewish antecedence, her less-than-pin-up looks; her sassiness are all charmingly captured as she gradually falls for her debonaire, if somewhat flawed, beau Omar Sharif - who is also very effective as her rakish love Nicky Arsntein. Their tumultuous relationship, peppered with plenty of pithy dialogue and partnered with an outstanding collection of songs from award winning lyricists Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, James Hanley and Grant Clarke just makes this an excellent piece of theatre on a big screen. The likes of "Second Hand Rose"; "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" have long since become standards of the American songbook oft sung by the great and the good ever since. There are also plenty of engaging cameo characters - especially at the beginning - to keep this classy piece of cinema from William Wyler well worth a watch. Loads of poetic licence, here - its not an autobiography - it's just an enjoyable 2½ of entertainment.

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