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The Balcony is a 1963 film adaptation of Jean Genet's 1957 play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It stars Shelley Winters , Peter Falk , Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy . George J. Folsey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography .
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution which is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the...
- Joseph Strick, Helen Levitt
- Shelley Winters
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The Balcony - Full Cast & Crew - TV Guide. 1963. 1 hr 24 mins. Drama, Fantasy, Comedy. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Jean Genet's play about the illusions and self-deceptions in an...
- Joseph Strick
In an unnamed city, Madame Irma (Shelley Winters) runs a brothel where people explore role-playing and other sexual fantasies. When her police chief lover (Peter Falk) arrives, she learns that a ...
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- Shelley Winters
- Joseph Strick
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The Balcony (French: Le Balcon) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It is set in an unnamed city that is experiencing a revolutionary uprising in the streets; most of the action takes place in an upmarket brothel that functions as a microcosm of the regime of the establishment under threat outside.
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The Balcony is a 1963 film adaptation of Jean Genet's play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It starred Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy. George J. Folsey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
