Funny Girl

1968 film by William Wyler

Film · TMDB

7.2

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.

Released: 1968-09-19155 minDir: William WylerComedy, Drama, Romance

Cast

Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice
Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein
Kay Medford as Rose Brice
Anne Francis as Georgia James
Walter Pidgeon as Florenz Ziegfeld
Lee Allen as Eddie Ryan

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7.4/10

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Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Produced by Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark (and the first film by his company Rastar), with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, the film stars Barbra Streisand (in her film debut reprising her Broadway role) as Brice and Omar Sharif as Arnstein, with a supporting cast featuring Kay Medford (also reprising her Broadway role), Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Allen and Mae Questel.