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Funny Girl (1968)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:36
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Barbara Streisand elevates this otherwise rote melodramatic musical with her ultra-memorable star turn as Fanny Brice.
Runtime: 2 hrs 49 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: In FUNNY GIRL, the highly fictionalized musical biopic, Barbara Streisand makes her film debut in a reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice. Brice, a poor Jewish girl from New... In FUNNY GIRL, the highly fictionalized musical biopic, Barbara Streisand makes her film debut in a reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice. Brice, a poor Jewish girl from New York's Lower East Side, rose to fame and won audience's hearts everywhere with her comic antics and powerful singing. Unfortunately, she had far less success in her personal life, and the film focuses on her doomed romance with her first husband, gambler Nicky Arnstein. [More]
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Mae Questel, Gerald Mohr, Frank Faylen
Director: William Wyler
Director: William Wyler
Producer: Ray Stark
Screenwriter: Isobel Lennart
Composer: Jule Styne, Robert Merrill
Reviews for Funny Girl
Now more than ever, the time may be right for 'People Who Need People,' one of the many fine tunes that punctuate Funny Girl.
It looks absolutely gorgeous -- a dye-transfer process has given more life to the already striking colors.
...the quintessential star vehicle for its leading lady, the 1968 movie that made Ms. Streisand famous.
The fun is there whenever Streisand is, and that could be reason enough for reacquainting yourself with Funny Girl.
Whatever its flaws, Funny Girl is one star vehicle that works perfectly for its subject.
Barbra Streisand was the perfect choice to play the Florenz Ziegfeld-era comedienne Fanny Brice.
A superb example of Hollywood craftsmanship in which all elements have been blended to perfection with inspired artistry.
Even with the gorgeous Sharif standing next to her, you can't take your eyes off of Babs.
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