Review of Funny Girl (1968) by Patricia A — 04 Jul 2007

Barbara Streisand is amazing. Omar Sharif is mis-cast (in my humble opinion) but a fabulous Musical all the same.

This review of Funny Girl (1968) was written by Patricia A on 04 Jul 2007.

Funny Girl has generally received very positive reviews.

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