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A Chorus Line is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Richard Attenborough, and starring Michael Douglas and Terrence Mann. The screenplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the book of the 1975 stage musical by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. The songs were composed by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban. The plot centers on a group of dancers auditioning for a part in a new Broadway musical.
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Like it or not, most people in the world are likely to experience Broadway musicals only through Hollywood adaptations. This can be a good or bad thing, but for every *Cabaret*, *Chicago* or similar adaptation that does things right or improves on the source material there are plenty of those that end up as disappointments. One such example is *A Chorus Line*, 1985 film directed by Richard Attenborrough. The film is…More
