Funny Girl
People who see FUNNY GIRL are the luckiest people in the world!
1968 | 155m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | William Wyler |
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| Writer: | Isobel Lennart |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 1968 |
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| Director: | William Wyler |
| Writer: | Isobel Lennart |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | comedian, musical, marriage, divorce |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $52,223,306
Budget: $14,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 Stride | Ziegfeld Girl |
| Mary Jane Mangler | Ziegfeld Girl |
| Inga Neilsen | Ziegfeld Girl |
| Sharon Vaughn | Ziegfeld Girl |
| Martin Abrahams | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| Lillian Adams | Pushcart Woman (uncredited) |
| Peter Adams | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Charles Akins | Man (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Kristin Andersen | Fanny's Cousin (uncredited) |
| Martin Ashe | First Nighter (uncredited) |
| Al Avalon | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Chela Bacigalupo | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Al Bain | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Frank Baron | Regan (uncredited) |
| Bobbie Bates | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Rudy Battaglia | Joey (uncredited) |
| Al Beaudine | Backstage Spectator (uncredited) |
| William Benedict | Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| Gary Bohn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Donald Bradburn | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Blanche Bronte | Woman in the Window (uncredited) |
| Phyllis George | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Buddy Bryan | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Fletcher Bryant | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Burgess | Mirror Girl (uncredited) |
| Irving Burns | Dentist (uncredited) |
| Gene Callahan | Captain (uncredited) |
| Kyra Carleton | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Garrett Cassell | Server (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Vendor (uncredited) |
| Robert Christian | Messenger (uncredited) |
| Roy Clark | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sterling Clark | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Clifford | Maid (uncredited) |
| Jerome Collamore | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Gene Columbus | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Daniel Cook | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Cis Corman | Ziegfield Girl (uncredited) |
| Tom Cound | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Chris Cranston | Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited) |
| Leon Daniels | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Tony Dante | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Diane Davis | Candelabra Girl (uncredited) |
| Gayle Davis | Chandelier Girl (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited) |
| Lavina Dawson | Sadie (uncredited) |
| Marcel De La Brosse | Paul the Waiter (uncredited) |
| Pepe J. DeChiazza | Skater (uncredited) |
| Jack Del Rio | Man (uncredited) |
| John Dennis | Newsman (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Joseph Dolphin | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Barrie Duffus | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Minta Durfee | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Kevin Edwards | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Edith Emelyne | Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) |
| Sheila English | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Lynn Fields | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Frayer | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ralph Gambina | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Larry Gelman | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Joseph Glick | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Gough | Lawyer Bill Fallon (uncredited) |
| Janet Hadland | Bride (uncredited) |
| Dann E. Hadzick | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Viola Harris | First Nighter (uncredited) |
| Linda Howe | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Craig Huxley | Hecky (uncredited) |
| Rini Jarmon | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Backstage Spectator (uncredited) |
| Howard Jeffrey | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Elaine Joyce | Keeney Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jack Kasabian | Assistant Photographer (uncredited) |
| Adam Kaufman | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Paul Keith | Choreographer (uncredited) |
| Sherwood Keith | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ingeborg Kjeldsen | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Norma Jean Kron | Customer (uncredited) |
| Sherry Lansing | Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Avram Lax | Tie Peddler (uncredited) |
| Frances Weintraub Lax | Pushcart Woman / Woman on Henry Street (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Robert Locke Lorraine | Butler (uncredited) |
| Arlyn E. Loynd | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Freeman Lusk | Judge (uncredited) |
| Lester Mack | Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Mark | Halvah Peddler (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Steele | Steward (uncredited) |
| Shelley Morrison | Second Floor Woman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Isobel Lennart | Novel, Story, Screenplay |
| Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Wendell Franklin | Assistant Director |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Michael Blum | Assistant Director |
| Virginia Darcy | Hair Designer |
| William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Bob Merrill | Lyricist |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Roe | Assistant Director |
| Enrico Cortese | Makeup Artist |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Albert Whitlock | Special Effects |
| William Sands | Editor |
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Gene Callahan | Production Design |
| Vivienne Walker | Hair Designer |
| Robert Luthardt | Art Direction |
| William Wyler | Director |
| Jule Styne | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Herbert Ross | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ray Stark | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Barbra Streisand | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kay Medford | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | William Wyler | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Yves Montand | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Jules Dassin | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lou Jacobi | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Kay Medford | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Michael Caine | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | William Wyler | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Omar Sharif Jr. | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 13 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Geronimo1967
7.0
Barbra Streisand is simply superb in this depiction of the early life of Vaudeville girl and more Fanny Brice. From her humble beginnings, and with the help of her friend Eddie Ryan (Lee Allen) we see her come to the attention of the mighty Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) before her career becomes ... the stuff of legend. Streisand's characterisation is authentic - her stoic Jewish antecedence, her less-than-pin-up looks; her sassiness are all charmingly captured as she gradually falls for her debonaire, if somewhat flawed, beau Omar Sharif - who is also very effective as her rakish love Nicky Arsntein. Their tumultuous relationship, peppered with plenty of pithy dialogue and partnered with an outstanding collection of songs from award winning lyricists Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, James Hanley and Grant Clarke just makes this an excellent piece of theatre on a big screen. The likes of "Second Hand Rose"; "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" have long since become standards of the American songbook oft sung by the great and the good ever since. There are also plenty of engaging cameo characters - especially at the beginning - to keep this classy piece of cinema from William Wyler well worth a watch. Loads of poetic licence, here - its not an autobiography - it's just an enjoyable 2½ of entertainment.
Mar 27, 2022