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Box office. $306.8 million. Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [3]
- $45 million
- Martin Richards
- December 27, 2002
Jan 24, 2003 · Chicago: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, Cliff Saunders, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger. Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
- (238K)
- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Rob Marshall
- 2003-01-24
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Chicago, American musical film, released in 2002, that was based on Bob Fosse’s 1975 Broadway play, with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The movie, directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, was a popular and critical success, winning six Academy Awards, including best picture.
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Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age.
In 1920s Chicago. Housewife Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) dreams of fame, Her dreams lead her to death-row, where she and another murdess, a vaudevillan named Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), develop a rivalry while competing for for fame in the hope it will keep them from their fate. — Huggo.
Dec 27, 2016 · Photofest. On Dec. 27, 2002, Rob Marshall’s musical Chicago debuted in theaters on its way to award season glory. The film, starring Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones, claimed six Oscars...