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At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants int...

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Main Author:	Kander, John (Composer)
Other Authors:	Ebb, Fred (Lyricist), Condon, Bill, 1955- (Screenwriter), Marshall, Rob (Choreographer), Zellweger, Renée, 1969- (Actor), Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969- (Actor), Gere, Richard, 1949- (Actor), Queen Latifah, 1970- (Actor), Reilly, John C., 1965- (Actor), Liu, Lucy, 1968- (Actor), Diggs, Taye (Actor), Feore, Colm, 1958- (Actor), Baranski, Christine (Actor), Atwood, Colleen (Costume designer), Elfman, Danny (composer (expression)), Beebe, Dion (director of photography.), Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, Watkins, Maurine
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	In English with optional dubbed French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[Burbank, California] : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:	[Widescreen].
Subjects:	Chicago (Ill.) > Drama. Criminals > Drama. Women murderers > Drama. Showgirls > Drama. Female offenders > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Walkins, Maurine > Adaptations cinématographiques. Criminels. Relations entre hommes et femmes. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Longs métrages. Adaptations cinématographiques. Chicago (Ill.) criminals. Musicals. Watkins, Maurine. > Chicago > Film and video adaptations. Feature films. Musical films. Chicago, Ill. > Drama. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Musicals > Videorecordings. Comédies musicales.

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Summary:	At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Based on the musical play Chicago, directed and choreographed for the stage by Bob Fosse; based on the musical play by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb; based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins. Special features: behind the scenes special (29 min.); deleted musical number 'Class' (4 min.); commentary by director Rob Marshall and screenwriter Bill Condon. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Arden Eversmeyer Collection.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions;
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 2003: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Marty Richards); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones); Best Achievement in Editing (Martin Walsh); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood); Best Achievement in Art Direction (John Myhre, Gordon Sim); Best Achievement in Sound (Michael Minkler, Dominic Tavella, David Lee). Golden Globes, 2003: Best motion Picture-Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by and Actor in a Motion Picture-Musica or Comedy (Richard Gere); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Renée Zellweger).
Production Credits:	Costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; original score music by Danny Elfman ; choreography by Rob Marshall ; edited by Martin Walsh ; production designer, John Myhre ; director of photography, Dion Beebe.
ISBN:	0788845845 9780788845840