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.

A Chorus Line
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Attenborough
Screenplay byArnold Schulman
Based onA Chorus Line
by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante
Produced byCy Feuer
Ernest H. Martin
Starring
CinematographyRonnie Taylor
Edited byJohn Bloom
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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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