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Funny Girl


Date: 1968
Type: Musical
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: William Wyler
Producer: Ray Stark

Comment/Synopsis

Barbara Streisand plays Fanny Brice in this musical version of her life that is based on the stage play. In the early 1900's she becomes a rising star but meets and marries a man who wins and loses a fortune. This was Barbara Streisand's first film role and she won an Oscar for it.

Actors


Barbara StreisandBarbara Streisand
Omar SharifOmar Sharif
Anne FrancisAnne Francis
Kay Medford
Walter PidgeonWalter Pidgeon
Mae Questel
Gerald MohrGerald Mohr
Gertrude Flynn
Penny Santon
Inga Neilsen

Oscars

Won - Best Actress - Barbra Streisand
Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Kay Medford
Nomination - Cinematography, Sound

Production
Columbia Pictures
Funny Girl