| The Night They Raided Minsky's | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Frank Frazetta | |
| Directed by | William Friedkin |
| Written by | Norman Lear Sidney Michaels Arnold Schulman |
| Based on | The Night They Raided Minsky's (1960 novel) by Rowland Barber |
| Produced by | Norman Lear |
| Starring | Jason Robards Britt Ekland Norman Wisdom Bert Lahr |
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo |
| Edited by | Ralph Rosenblum |
| Music by | Philip J. Lang Charles Strouse Lee Adams (songs) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million (rentals)[2] |
The Night They Raided Minsky's is a 1968 American musical comedy film written and produced by Norman Lear, with music and lyrics by the duo of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, and directed by William Friedkin. Based on a 1960 novel by Rowland Barber, the film is a fictional account of the invention of the striptease at Minsky's Burlesque in 1925. It stars Jason Robards, Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom, Forrest Tucker, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Elliott Gould and Bert Lahr.
The film was released by United Artists on December 18, 1968, to generally positive reviews. It was a financial success and later spawned a stage musical adaptation, Minsky's, in 2009.
- ^ The Night They Raided Minsky's at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969". Variety. 7 January 1970. p. 15.