The Ritz (1976 film)

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The Ritz (1976 film) is a 1976 American farce comedy directed by Richard Lester, based on Terrence McNally’s play, in which Rita Moreno reprises her Tony-winning role as an inept bathhouse nightclub singer.

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instanceOf farce
film
adaptationOf Broadway play
basedOn The Ritz (play) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Terrence McNally NERFINISHED
character Googie Gomez NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy David Watkin NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dialogueLanguage English
director Richard Lester NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy John Victor-Smith NERFINISHED
featuresSetting gay bathhouse
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
genre comedy
farce
hasTheme Italian-American mob
homosexuality
mistaken identity
isPartOf American LGBT-related cinema
languageSubtitlesAvailable English
medium feature film
mpaaRating R
musicBy Ken Thorne NERFINISHED
notableFact Rita Moreno reprises her Tony-winning role as Googie Gomez NERFINISHED
notableFor early mainstream depiction of a gay bathhouse
originalLanguage English
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1976-06-23
releaseYear 1976
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Terrence McNally NERFINISHED
setIn New York City
sourcePlayPremiereYear 1975
starredActor Dave King NERFINISHED
F. Murray Abraham NERFINISHED
Jack Weston NERFINISHED
Jerry Stiller NERFINISHED
Kaye Ballard NERFINISHED
Paul B. Price NERFINISHED
Peter Butterworth NERFINISHED
Rita Moreno NERFINISHED
Treat Williams NERFINISHED
workLocationOfSourcePlay Broadway NERFINISHED

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Rita Moreno notableWork The Ritz (1976 film)