Chicago (2002 film)

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Chicago (2002 film) is a musical crime comedy-drama, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that satirically explores celebrity, corruption, and the justice system in Jazz Age Chicago through lavish song-and-dance numbers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy-drama film
crime film
film
musical film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
basedOn Chicago (film musical)
surface form: Chicago (musical)

Chicago (1926 play)
surface form: Chicago (play)
basedOnWorkAuthor Bob Fosse
Fred Ebb
Maurine Dallas Watkins
boxOffice over 300000000 USD
budget 45000000 USD
character Amos Hart
Billy Flynn
Matron "Mama" Morton
Roxie Hart
Velma Kelly
cinematographyBy Dion Beebe
composer John Kander
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Rob Marshall
distributedBy Buena Vista Pictures
surface form: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Miramax Films
editedBy Martin Walsh
featuresStyle lavish song-and-dance numbers
genre comedy-drama
crime
musical
lyricist Fred Ebb
mainTheme celebrity
corruption
justice system
motionPictureRating PG-13
narrativeFocus satire of celebrity culture
satire of legal system
notableSong All That Jazz
Cell Block Tango
Mister Cellophane
Razzle Dazzle
We Both Reached for the Gun
originalLanguage English
partOf film adaptations of Broadway musicals
producer Martin Richards
productionCompany Kander & Ebb Productions
Miramax Films
releaseDate 2002-12-27
2003-01-24
runningTime 113 minutes
screenwriter Bill Condon
setInLocation Chicago
setInPeriod Roaring Twenties
surface form: Jazz Age
stars Catherine Zeta-Jones
Christine Baranski
John C. Reilly
Queen Latifah
Renée Zellweger
Richard Gere

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Roxie Hart followedBy Chicago (2002 film)
Neil Meron notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
Neil Meron producerOf Chicago (2002 film)
Neil Meron awardReceivedFor Chicago (2002 film)
Bill Condon notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
this entity surface form: Chicago (screenplay adaptation)
Bill Condon screenwriterFor Chicago (2002 film)
Zadan/Meron Productions notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
Christine Baranski notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
John DeLuca notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
John DeLuca notableAwardNominatedWork Chicago (2002 film)
Storyline Entertainment produced Chicago (2002 film)
this entity surface form: Chicago (film)
Storyline Entertainment notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
this entity surface form: Chicago (film)
Martin Richards notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
Martin Richards notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
this entity surface form: Chicago (2002 film, co-producer with Miramax)
Lucy Liu notableWork Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago (1926 play) hasAdaptation Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago (1927 film) hasAdaptation Chicago (2002 film)
Maurine Dallas Watkins inspired Chicago (2002 film)
this entity surface form: film Chicago (2002)
Chicago hasAdaptation Chicago (2002 film)
subject surface form: Chicago (musical)