Chicago [2002 film]

by Rob Marshall (Director), Bill Condon (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Christine Baranski (Actor), Steve Bartek (Composer), Taye Diggs (Actor), Jayne Eastwood (Actor), Fred Ebb (Composer) — 18 more, Danny Elfman (Composer), Denise Faye (Actor), Colm Feore (Actor), Bob Fosse (Original book), Richard Gere (Actor), Deidre Goodwin (Actor), Mýa Harrison (Actor), John Kander (Composer), Lucy Liu (Actor), Susan Misner (Actor), Queen Latifah (Actor), John C. Reilly (Actor), Chita Rivera (Actor), Ekaterina Shchelkanova (Actor), Maurine Dallas Watkins (Original play), Dominic West (Actor), Renee Zellweger (Actor), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Actor)

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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 into local legends.… (more)

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freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |

I'm not a big fan of musicals in general but I love the 1920s, and Chicago contains one of my favorite musical numbers: The Cell Block Tango. (AKA the Murderesses Row song.) I love the stage conceit that's used throughout the movie to highlight and contrast the real world events. It's just a fun, easy to watch film with a lot of talent. I love the cameo from the OG Velma but I wish Jerry Orbach (the OG Billy Flynn) had made a cameo too! (

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stormyhearted | Oct 20, 2022 |

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. (IMDb)

DrLed | Nov 4, 2017 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Marshall, Rob	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Condon, Bill	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Baranski, Christine	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bartek, Steve	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Diggs, Taye	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Eastwood, Jayne	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ebb, Fred	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Elfman, Danny	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Faye, Denise	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Feore, Colm	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fosse, Bob	Original book	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gere, Richard	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Goodwin, Deidre	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harrison, Mýa	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kander, John	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Liu, Lucy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Misner, Susan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Queen Latifah	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reilly, John C.	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rivera, Chita	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shchelkanova, Ekaterina	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Watkins, Maurine Dallas	Original play	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
West, Dominic	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Zellweger, Renee	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Zeta-Jones, Catherine	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Is a retelling of

Chicago by Maurine Watkins

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Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville [script] by Fred Ebb

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Chicago: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Kander

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Academy Award (Winner – Best Picture – 2002)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner – Best Picture – 2002)

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AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals

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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 into local legends.

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