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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   4,993 votes
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Director:
William Wyler
Writers:
Isobel Lennart (play)
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 September 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
People who see FUNNY GIRL are the luckiest people in the world!
Plot:
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
a (hello) gorgeous debut for Barbra Streisand more (63 total)

Cast

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Barbra Streisand ... Fanny Brice

Omar Sharif ... Nick Arnstein
Kay Medford ... Rose Brice

Anne Francis ... Georgia James
Walter Pidgeon ... Florenz Ziegfeld
Lee Allen ... Eddie Ryan
Mae Questel ... Mrs. Strakosh

Gerald Mohr ... Tom Branca

Frank Faylen ... Keeney
Mittie Lawrence ... Emma
Gertrude Flynn ... Mrs. O'Malley
Penny Santon ... Mrs. Meeker
John Harmon ... Company Manager

Thordis Brandt ... Ziegfeld Girl
Bettina Brenna ... Ziegfeld Girl
Virginia Ann Ford ... Ziegfeld Girl
Alena Johnston ... Ziegfeld Girl
Karen Lee ... Ziegfeld Girl
Mary Jane Mangler ... Ziegfeld Girl
Inga Neilsen ... Ziegfeld Girl
Sharon Vaughn ... Ziegfeld Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Akins ... (uncredited)

Kristin Andersen ... Fanny Cousin (uncredited)
Bobbie Bates ... Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Western Union boy (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ... Card player (uncredited)
Chris Cranston ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ... Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... Card player (uncredited)
Lloyd Gough ... Bill Fallon, Lawyer (uncredited)
Elaine Joyce ... Keeney Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lester Mack ... (uncredited)
Tommy Rall ... Prince in 'Swan Lake' parody (uncredited)
Frank Sully ... Bartender (uncredited)
John Warburton ... Card player (uncredited)
Caroline Williams ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Christine Williams ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Dick Winslow ... Violinist at Keeney's (uncredited)
Enid Yousen ... Pushcart shopper (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Wyler 
 
Writing credits
Isobel Lennart (play)

Isobel Lennart (screenplay)

Produced by
Ray Stark .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr.  (as Harry Stradling)
 
Film Editing by
William Sands 
Maury Winetrobe 
 
Production Design by
Gene Callahan 
 
Art Direction by
Robert Luthardt 
Linus Aaberg (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
William Kiernan 
 
Makeup Department
Virginia Darcy .... hair stylist
Ben Lane .... makeup supervisor
Frank McCoy .... makeup artist
Vivienne Walker .... hair stylist
Jan Van Uchelen .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Paul Helmick .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Gosnell Jr. .... assistant director (as Ray Gosnell)
Jack Roe .... assistant director
Michael Blum .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Richard M. Rubin .... property master
 
Sound Department
Joe Henrie .... sound effects editor
Arthur Piantadosi .... sound
Charles J. Rice .... sound supervisor
Jack Solomon .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Borland .... key grip (as Dick Borland)
Doug J. Campbell .... best boy grip (uncredited)
Doug J. Campbell .... key grip: second unit, New York (uncredited)
Wally Meinardus .... camera operator (uncredited)
Roy H. Wagner .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene Sharaff .... costumes: Barbra Streisand
 
Editorial Department
Jeff Smithwick .... color timer: Technicolor (2000 restoration)
Robert Swink .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator
Herbert Ross .... director: musical numbers
Walter Scharf .... conductor
Walter Scharf .... music supervisor
Walter Scharf .... orchestrator
Ted Sebern .... music editor
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Betty Walberg .... music arranger: dance vocals
Jack Lesberg .... musician: bass (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Brodsky .... public relations
David Dworski .... assistant to producer
Lorry McCauley .... assistant to producer
Marshall Schlom .... script supervisor
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer (uncredited)
Dominic Santarone .... caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone .... caterer (uncredited)
Lee Solters .... publicist (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
151 min | USA:155 min (roadshow version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The highest-grossing film of 1968. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In Baltimore, Fanny and Nick come out of a restaurant and lean on a post. In the next cut, they are further down the pier and not leaning on the same post as before. more
Quotes:
Fanny Brice: You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever? I should say not! Any minute now they're going to be out! Finished! Then it'll be my turn! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Dear Emily and Richard (#3.13)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
a (hello) gorgeous debut for Barbra Streisand, 8 November 2005
9/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

In one sense, "Funny Girl" is a little hokey, but it's really good nonetheless. In an Oscar-winning role, Barbra Streisand makes her film debut as Fanny Brice, who wanted dearly to be a Ziegfield Folly. Brice wasn't particularly good-looking, but she was sassy enough to have what it took (as certain scenes show). Accompanying her was gambler Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), whose habits eventually went too far for his own good.

Both Streisand and Sharif do a great job, as does director William Wyler. As someone who doesn't usually like musicals, I have to speak positively of this one. It's a real treat in every sense. This is what classics are all about.

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