About

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

7.8
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Directed by

Bob Fosse

Written by

Bob Fosse (Writer)
Robert Alan Aurthur (Writer)

Runtime

123 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm. All that jazz.

Cast

Keywords

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Photos

Lists

#482 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#247 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider

Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright

Awards

Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Philip Rosenberg Edward Stewart

Oscar for Best Costume Design

Oscar for Best Film Editing Alan Heim

Oscar for Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score