Funny Lady
Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl. The film stars Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen.
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
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| Produced by | Ray Stark |
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| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
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Production company | Rastar |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million |
| Box office | $40.1 million |
Herbert Ross, who helmed the musical sequences for Funny Girl, replaces William Wyler and the screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman, based on a story by Schulman, is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The primary score was by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The film was nominated for numerous awards including Golden Globe nominations for Streisand as Best Actress and Best Actor for Caan. Streisand revisited the soundtrack to the film in her 2016 concert.