USA,
1968, 151 min
(Alternative: 142 min)
Directed by:
William WylerScreenplay:
Isobel LennartCinematography:
Harry Stradling Sr.Composer:
Jule StyneCast:
Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Mae Questel, Gerald Mohr, Frank Faylen, Ruth Clifford, Jeffrey Sayre, Lloyd Gough (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
As the film opens, only her mother believes Fanny can make it in show business. When she gets her first break at Keeney's Music Hall, her hilarious debut as a roller-skating chorus girl gets her hired as a comedienne. A year later, Fanny is working for Florenz Ziegfeld in his famous Follies and brings the house down with an outrageous and unplanned number. Fanny becomes a star, falls in love and marries Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), a handsome gambler whose luck doesn't hold up. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1969 - Barbra Streisand (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1969 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1969 - Kay Medford (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1969 - Harry Stradling Sr. (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1969 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1969 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- 1969 - Walter Scharf (Best Scoring of a Musical Picture)
- 1969 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1970 - Barbra Streisand (Best Leading Actress)
- 1970 - Harry Stradling Sr. (Best Cinematography)
- 1970 - Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1969 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1969 - Barbra Streisand (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1969 - William Wyler (Best Director)
- 1969 - Jule Styne (Best Original Song)