A CHORUS LINE

A Chorus Line
Polygram / Columbia / Embassy, 1985, Color, 118 minutes
Released December, 1985

All the vibrant, colorful, song-filled, kinetic excitement of the Tony-winning Broadway musical comes to the screen, as the lives, hopes and struggles of a group of would-be dancers come to light during an audition. Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi") directs a talented cast, including Audrey Landers, Vicki Frederick, Terrence Mann and Michael Douglas as the play director.

Producer: Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin
Associate Producer: Joseph Caracciolo
Executive Producer: Gordon Stulberg
Director: Richard Attenborough
Screenplay: Arnold Schulman
(based on the play by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante)
Music Director: Ralph Burns
Musical Score: Marvin Hamlisch
Song Score: Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban
Choreography: Jeffrey Hornaday
Production Design: Patrizia von Brandenstein
Art Direction: John Dapper
Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr.
Costume Design: Faye Poliakin
Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor
Film Editing: John Bloom

Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Film Editing and Best Original Song ("Surprise, Surprise," music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyric by Edward Kleban)

Cast: Michael Blevins [Mark], Yamil Borges [Morales], Sharon Brown [Kim], Gregg Burge [Richie], Michael Douglas [Zach], Cameron English [Paul], Tony Fields [Al], Nicole Fosse [Kristine], Vicki Frederick [Sheila], Jan Gan Boyd [Connie], Michelle Johnston [Bebe], Janet Jones [Judy], Pam Klinger [Maggie], Audrey Landers [Val], Terrence Mann [Larry], Charles McGowan [Mike], Alyson Reed [Cassie], Justin Ross [Greg], Blane Savage [Don], Matt West [Bobby], Pat McNamara [Robbie], Sammy Smith [Doorman], Timothy Scott [Boy with Headband], Bambi Jordan [Girl in Yellow Trunks], Mansoor Najee-Ullah [Cab Driver], Peter Fitzgerald [Dancer with Gum], John Hammil [Advertising Executive], Jack Lehnert [Posterman], Gloria Lynch [Taxi Passenger], Gregg Huffman [Misfit Boy Dancer], Richard DeFabees, Melissa Randel, Jeffrey Cornell, Karen Prunczik, Jennifer Kent [Reject Dancers]

Musical Program: I Hope I Get It; Who Am I Anyway; I Can Do That; At the Ballet; Surprise, Surprise; Nothing; Let Me Dance for You; Dance-Ten, Looks- Three; One; What I Did For Love