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The Balcony(Movie, 1963)

1h 24min | Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
The BalconyRating: 2.6/5 (with 77 votes)
The Balcony is a 1963 film adaptation of Jean Genet's 1957 play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It stars 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. The film also credits the photographer Helen Levitt as an assistant director and Verna Fields as the sound editor. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Balcony

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White

About The Balcony

Shelley Winters is the madam of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution that is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop, and chief justice, all of whom have died in the revolution.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Balcony" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/21/1963
Director: Joseph Strick
Screenwriter: Ben Maddow
Film Editor: Chester Schaeffer
Director of Photography: George J. Folsey
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Keywords: surrealism
Budget: 165,000 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:121647, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024