Funny Girl is a 1968 romantic musical film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. The film was produced by Brice's son-in-law, Ray Stark. The score is by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne . Barbra Streisand, reprising her Broadway role, shared the Academy Award for Best Actress with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter. In 2006, the American Film... Institute ranked the film #16 on its list commemorating AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals. Previously it had ranked the film #41 in its 2002 list of 100 Years 100 Passions, the songs "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" at #13 and #46, respectively, in its 2004 list of 100 Years ... 100 Songs, and the line "Hello, gorgeous" at #81 in its 2005 list of 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes.
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| Release date: | September 18, 1968 |
| Directed by: | William Wyler |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 155 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ray Stark |
| Editor: | Maury Winetrobe, William Sands |
| Music by: | Jule Styne |
| Cinematography: | Harry Stradling |
| Screenplay by: | Isobel Lennart |
| Estimated budget: | $8,800,000 |
| Adapted from: | Funny Girl |
| Genre: | Musical, Biography, Comedy |