Director:

William Wyler

Writer:

Isobel Lennart

Country:

USA

Release Year:

1968

Duration:

2 h 35 min

Actors: Barbra Streisand Omar Sharif Kay Medford Anne Francis Walter Pidgeon Lee Allen Mae Questel Gerald Mohr Frank Faylen Mittie Lawrence Gertrude Flynn Penny Santon John Harmon Thordis Brandt Bettina Brenna Virginia Ann Ford Alena Johnston Karen Stride Mary Jane Mangler Inga Neilsen Sharon Vaughn

Synopsis: In early-20th-century New York, Fanny Brice knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer. She also knows that she is not the beauty typical of the stage performers of the day, with her skinny legs and crooked nose and other physical issues. So she knows that she must use other means to get her break in show business, so that she can at least display her talents. With help from Eddie Ryan, who becomes her friend, Fanny is able to get a part in a novelty act in a vaudeville show, the renown from which eventually comes to the attention of famed impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Fanny becomes one of the Ziegfeld Follies' most popular acts, despite almost getting fired after her first performance by defying Flo's artistic vision for her closing number.