A Chorus Line (film)
A Chorus Line is a 1985 American musical film directed by Richard Attenborough, and starring Michael Douglas and Terrence Mann. The screenplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the book of the 1975 stage production of the same name by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. The songs were composed by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban. The plot centers on a group of dancers auditioning for a part in a new Broadway musical.
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Directed by | Richard Attenborough |
Screenplay by | Arnold Schulman |
Based on | A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante |
Produced by | Cy Feuer Ernest H. Martin |
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Cinematography | Ronnie Taylor |
Edited by | John Bloom |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million |
Box office | $14.2 million |
Released theatrically on December 14, 1985, by Columbia Pictures, the film received mixed reviews from critics, who compared it unfavorably with the musical, and was a box office bomb, grossing only $14 million from a $25 million budget.
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