Fanny (1961 film)

Fanny
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joshua Logan
Screenplay by	Julius J. Epstein
Based on	Fanny 1954 musical by S. N. Behrman Joshua Logan Harold Rome Fanny 1929 play by Marcel Pagnol
Produced by	Ben Kadish
Starring	Leslie Caron Maurice Chevalier Charles Boyer Horst Buchholz
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	William Reynolds
Music by	Harold Rome Morris Stoloff Harry Sukman (uncredited)
Production company	Mansfield Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 28, 1961 (1961-06-28) (United States)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.5 million (US/Canada rentals)[1][2]

Fanny is a 1961 American Technicolor romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein is based on the book for the 1954 stage musical of the same title by Logan and S.N. Behrman, which in turn had been adapted from Marcel Pagnol's trilogy. Pagnol wrote two plays, Marius (1929) and Fanny (1931) and completed the trilogy by writing and directing a film, César, in 1936. Previously, Marius (1931) and Fanny (1932) had also been produced as films.

The film deleted all the songs from Fanny, the stage musical, but the music by Harold Rome served as the underscore for the soundtrack, and the title tune is used as the main title theme. It was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.