The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her first husband, Nick Arnstein. (Source: Randy Goldberg for IMDB.com)
Starring:
Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice
Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein
Kay Medford as Rose Brice
Anne Francis as Georgia James
Walter Pidgeon as Florenz Ziegfeld
Lee Allen as Eddie Ryan
Mae Questel as Mrs. Strakosh
Chris Cranston (uncredited) as Ziegfeld girl
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Rastar Pictures
Filmed: 1968 - Released: 1968
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