Sweet Charity (film)

Sweet Charity
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bob Fosse
Screenplay by	Peter Stone
Story by	Neil Simon
Based on	Sweet Charity 1966 play by Neil Simon Nights of Cabiria 1957 film by Federico Fellini Ennio Flaiano Tullio Pinelli Pier Paolo Pasolini
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Starring	Shirley MacLaine
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Stuart Gilmore
Music by	Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields (lyricist)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million – $20 million
Box office	$8 million[1]

Sweet Charity (full title: Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved) is a 1969 American musical comedy-drama film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse in his feature directorial debut, written by Peter Stone, and featuring music by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields.

The film stars Shirley MacLaine and features John McMartin, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye, Ricardo Montalbán, Sammy Davis Jr., and Barbara Bouchet. It is based on the 1966 stage musical of the same name – also directed and choreographed by Fosse – which in turn is based on Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, and Tullio Pinelli's screenplay for Fellini's film Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria, 1957). Whereas Fellini's film concerns the romantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful prostitute, the musical makes the central character a dancer-for-hire at a Times Square dance-hall.

The film has costumes by Edith Head.