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Funny Girl

Funny Girl

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

19687.22h 35m

Overview

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.

Directed by William Wyler
Written by Isobel Lennart, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
Produced by Ray Stark
Box OfficeBudget: $14.1MRevenue: $58.7M

Top Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Fanny Brice

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Nick Arnstein

Kay Medford

Kay Medford

Rose Brice

Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Georgia James

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Florenz Ziegfeld

L

Lee Allen

Eddie Ryan

Mae Questel

Mae Questel

Mrs. Strakosh

Gerald Mohr

Gerald Mohr

Branca

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Keeney

Mittie Lawrence

Mittie Lawrence

Emma

Themes & Keywords

marriagecomedianmusicaldivorce

About Funny Girl

Funny Girl is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1968 exploring themes of marriage, comedian, musical, divorce. Directed by William Wyler, it stars Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. 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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