The Balcony.
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Running time: 01:24:00.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Screenplay, Ben Maddow from the play by Jean Genet; music, Igor Stravinsky.; [Cast:] Ruby Dee, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Leonard Nimoy, Shelley Winters.
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies. She is oblivious to a revolution which 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.
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies. She is oblivious to a revolution which 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.
Credits
- Strick, Joseph, 1923-2010.
- Maddow, Ben.
- Stravinsky, Igor.
- Dee, Ruby.
- Falk, Peter.
- Grant, Lee.
- Nimoy, Leonard.
- Winters, Shelley.
- Walter Reade, Jr. Productions.
- Sterling Films.
- Allen-Hodgden.
- Cast
- Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Ruby Dee
Copyright
© City Film Corp.; 10dec62; Lu3227.
Complete catalog record
The Balcony. City Film Corp. 9 Reels, B&W, 35 Mm. Based On Play By Genet. Screenplay: Ben Maddow. © City Film Corp.; 10dec62; Lu3227.
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- Wikidata · Q1100510 ↗ — country
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