Music ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1975 · 1h 0m

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Director

Dwight Hemion

Cast

Barbra Streisand as Self Dick Cavett as Self James Caan as Self Muhammad Ali as Self Peter Matz as Conductor

Crew

Marty Farrell — Writer Herbert Sargent — Writer

Tagline

A Glittering Super-spectacular from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

Synopsis

A benefit concert for the Special Olympics and an opportunity to promote Streisand's upcoming film (Funny Lady), this special was a combination of Streisand interview with Dick Cavett and Streisand concert. Attended by President Gerald Ford and a star-studded audience, the concert section features a handful of Funny Lady songs and a couple of Barbra standards. Streisand's Funny Lady co-star James Caan also makes an onstage appearance for a duet of Paper Moon / I Like Him and Muhammed Ali presents Barbra with a special award.

Mood & Themes

concert

Key Collaborators

Dwight Hemion Director Marty Farrell Writer Herbert Sargent Writer

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