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'S Wonderful! 'S Marvelous! - Funny Face
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Title: Funny Face

Release Date: 13 Feb 1957

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Music, Comedy, Romance

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.984 (684 votes)

Cast

  • Jo Stockton: Audrey Hepburn
  • Dick Avery: Fred Astaire
  • Maggie Prescott: Kay Thompson
  • Prof. Emile Flostre: Michel Auclair
  • Paul Duval: Robert Flemyng
  • Marion: Dovima
  • Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number): Suzy Parker
  • Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number): Sunny Hartnett
  • Hairdresser: Jean Del Val
  • Babs: Virginia Gibson
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