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The Balcony (1963)

Meet Madam Irma and her girls from the House of Illusion...they make men live their wildest dreams!

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Joseph Strick

Synopsis

Shelley Winters is the madam of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution that is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop, and chief justice, all of whom have died in the revolution.

Actors

Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Madame Irma
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Police Chief
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Carmen
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
Judge
Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson
Penitent
Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey
Bishop
Arnette Jens
Arnette Jens
Horse
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Thief
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Roger
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
General

Crews

Joseph Strick
Joseph Strick
Director
Bernard Frechtman
Bernard Frechtman
Story
Jean Genet
Jean Genet
Story
Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow
Writer
George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow
Producer
Joseph Strick
Joseph Strick
Producer
Chester W. Schaeffer
Chester W. Schaeffer
Editor
John Nicholson
John Nicholson
Art Direction
Jean Owens
Jean Owens
Art Direction
Gabriel Scognamillo
Gabriel Scognamillo
Art Direction
Verna Fields
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Jeanne Turner
Jeanne Turner
Sound Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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