Funny Face

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/02/1957

DVD Release Date:

04/10/2001

Run Time:

103min.

Starring:

Audrey Hepburn , Fred Astaire , Kay Thompson , Michel Auclair , Robert Flemyng

Director(s):

Stanley Donen

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Comedy

Plot: This filmed version of the 1927 George Gershwin Broadway musical Funny Face utilizes the play's original star, Fred Astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. Read More

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