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Barbra Streisand's debut film won her the Academy Award (r) for her performance as singer-comediene, Fanny Brice. Nominated for seven other awards, this classic musical film contrasts Fanny's onstage antics with her offstage romance with dashing gambler, Nicky Arnstein (Omar Shariff).
Funny Girl (1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein. Early twentieth century New York. Fanny Brice knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer.
The trouble with "Funny Girl" is almost everything except Barbra Streisand. She is magnificent. But the film itself is perhaps the ultimate example of the roadshow musical gone overboard. It is over-produced, over-photographed and over-long. The second half drags badly.
1.3K. Barbra Streisand's debut film won her the Academy Award for her performance as singer-comediene, Fanny Brice. Nominated for seven other awards, this classic musical film contrasts...
One of the most popular movie musicals ever made! Funny Girl follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice, a role that earned Barbra Streisand the 1968 Oscar® for Best Actress. As the film opens, only her mother believes Fanny can make it in show business.
Novel, Screenplay, Story. William Wyler. Director. The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedian and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, her subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
