Barbra streisand performs the hit song people in the classic motion picture funny girl. Funny girl 1968 for her film debut, streisand reprised her role as fanny brice in funny girl and earned herself an academy award for her. See more ideas about barbra streisand james brolin, funny girl movie, hollywood. Few film debuts in the 1960s were more auspicious than that of barbra streisand in funny girl. American actress and singer barbra streisand receives a kiss from her husband, actor elliott gould, on her opening night in funny girl at the prince of wales theatre, london, th april 1966. Funny girl opens on broadway starring barbra streisand. Funny girl follows the early career of stage comedienne fanny brice, a role that earned barbra streisand the 1968 oscar r for best actress. We see her rise to fame as a ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with nick arnstein. Barbra streisand and irene sharaff funny girl movie costumes duration. It is loosely based on the life and career of broadway and film star and comedian fanny brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler nicky arnstein. Released in 1968 on columbia masterworks catalog no. Barbra nei panni di fanny brice, con omar sharif che interpreta nick arnstein each year, the streisand foundation contributes to a wide variety of causes.
Tour our photo gallery of all 19 barbra streisand films, ranked worst to best, including funny girl, the way we were, a star is born. As the film opens, only her mother believes fanny can make it. Barbra streisand, the highestselling female recording artist of all time, has also won awards and acclaim for her work in film, television and theater. With barbra streisand, omar sharif, kay medford, anne francis. Nominated for seven other awards, this classic musical film contrasts fannys onstage antics with her offstage romance with dashing gambler, nicky arnstein omar shariff. The screenplay by isobel lennart was adapted from her book for the eponymous stage musical. The only thing youll find funny about this film is that you cant get your ticket refunded after you fall asleep in the middle of it. Funny girl is a 1968 american biographical musical comedydrama film directed by william wyler. Fifty six years ago a little musical shot a young actress to super stardom. Funny girl by barbra streisand album, film soundtrack. Barbra streisands debut film won her the academy awardr for her performance as singercomediene, fanny brice. Already a legit and recording star, she shot to superstardom and nabbed an academy award for best. Barbra as fanny brice, with omar sharif as nick arnstein. One of the worlds most popular singers, an awardwinning, versatile actress of stage, feature film, and television, a distinguished filmmaker, and a major producer, barbra streisand reigns as the.
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