Funny girl [videorecording] / [presented by] Columbia Pictures and Rastar Productions ; music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Bob Merrill ; screenplay by Isobel Lennart ; produced by Ray Stark ; directed by William Wyler.
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FilmPublisher number: 03089 | Columbia PicturesLanguage: engfre Original language: English Subtitle language: Multiple languages Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, [2001]Description: 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0767824938
- 9780767824934
- Director of photography, Harry Stradling; production design, Gene Callahan; editors, William Sands, Maury Winetrobe; music, Jule Styne, lyrics, Bob Merrill.
- Academy Award: Best Actress (Streisand).
- Golden Globe: Best Actress Musical/Comedy (Streisand).
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Hello, gorgeous!" was Barbra Streisand's first comment to the Oscar statuette which she won for her performance in this biopic of entertainer Fanny Brice. This is also her first line in the film itself, the catalyst for a movie-long flashback. Repeating her Broadway role, Streisand stars as legendary comedienne Brice (1891-1951), whose life until the mid-1920s is romanticized herein. A gawky New Yawker, Brice fast-talks her way into show business, certain that she's destined to be "The Greatest Star." Hired as a "dramatic" singer by impresario Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Brice defies orders to play it straight, turning a "Beautiful Bride" tableau into a laugh riot by dressing herself up as an extremely pregnant newlywed. The stratagem turns Brice into an overnight star and the toast of Broadway. But all is not roses for Brice, especially in her turbulent private life as the wife of big-time gambler Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif). Nicky at first finds it amusing to be referred to as "Mr. Brice," but he begins to resent his wife's fame and fortune and starts taking foolish risks with other people's money. The film was nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture and Kay Medford for her portrayal of Brice's mother, Rose. Funny Girl was produced by Ray Stark, Brice's real-life son-in-law, who had enough material left over for a sequel, 1975's Funny Lady. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Special features: Bonus featurettes: Barbara in movieland, and This is Streisand; song highlights; filmographies; bonus trailers, production notes.
Director of photography, Harry Stradling; production design, Gene Callahan; editors, William Sands, Maury Winetrobe; music, Jule Styne, lyrics, Bob Merrill.
Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon.
A musical film that follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice.
Rated G.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.0 or 2-channel Dolby surround; anamorphic widescreen version (2.35:1).
In English with optional soundtrack in French and optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Academy Award: Best Actress (Streisand).
Golden Globe: Best Actress Musical/Comedy (Streisand).