The Balcony is a 1963 cinematic adaptation of Jean Genet's play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It starred Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy. George J. Folsey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Ben Maddow was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award award. The film also credits the photographer Helen Levitt as an assistant director, and Verna Fields, who subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, as the sound editor. Shortly after its release, the film was negatively reviewed by the New York Times critic, Bosley... Crowther, and was favorably reviewed in Variety, "With Jean Genet's apparent approval, Joe Strick and Ben Maddow have eliminated the play's obscene language and clarified some of its obscurations. The result is a tough, vivid and dispassionate fantasy." Following the release of the DVD recording in 2000, Karl Wareham also reviewed it favorably. "'The Balcony' is recommended for those who like an enigma of a film, one that tugs at your subconscious long after the titles fade.
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| Release date: | March 21, 1963 |
| Directed by: | Joseph Strick |
| Runtime: | 84 Minutes |
| Editor: | Chester Schaeffer |
| Cinematography: | George J. Folsey |
| Screenplay by: | Ben Maddow |
| Adapted from: | The Balcony |
| Genre: | Fantasy |