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Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

The Oscar-winning film debut of Barbra Streisand, portraying the bittersweet life of singer-comedienne Fanny Brice. In early 20th-century New York, young Fanny Brice is determined to get her name in lights. Spotted by a suave gambler who gets her a job with Ziegfeld's Follies, Brice steals the show with her comic genius and quickly becomes a star. But the road turns rocky after she marries her admirer.

Last on

Mon 9 Apr 2012 11:30 BBC Two

Credits

Fanny Brice
Barbra Streisand
Nick Arnstein
Omar Sharif
Rose Brice
Kay Medford
Georgia James
Anne Francis
Florenz Ziegfeld
Walter Pidgeon
Eddie Ryan
Lee Allen
Director
William Wyler
Writer
Isobel Lennart

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