| The Balcony | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Strick |
| Written by | Jean Genet Ben Maddow |
| Produced by | Ben Maddow Joseph Strick |
| Starring | Shelley Winters Peter Falk Leonard Nimoy Ruby Dee Lee Grant |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Distributed by | Continental Distributing |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $165,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,200,000 (US/Canada)[2] |
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.[3]
- ^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, January 8, 1964, p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ The Balcony at IMDb