Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984

2017

60 min

6.9

Ends at

Barbra Streisand grew up in working class Brooklyn, dreaming of escape from her tough childhood. A stellar student, she resisted the pressure to go to college as her sights were firmly set on Broadway. She was determined to become an actress and landed her first role aged 16, but it was two years later, when she started to sing, that her career took off. Subverting stereotypes and breaking glass ceilings, this programme looks at her rise to stardom and the remarkable achievements of her early career.

Budget

$0

Genre

Music, Documentary

Director

Nicolas Maupied

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Barbra Streisand

Barry Dennen

Allan Miller

Steve Schapiro

James Spada

Camille Paglia

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Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984

Barbra Streisand grew up in working class Brooklyn, dreaming of escape from her tough childhood. A stellar student, she resisted the pressure to go to college as her sights were firmly set on Broadway. She was determined to become an actress and landed her first role aged 16, but it was two years later, when she started to sing, that her career took off. Subverting stereotypes and breaking glass ceilings, this programme looks at her rise to stardom and the remarkable achievements of her early career.

  • Barbra Streisand

  • Barry Dennen

  • Allan Miller

  • Steve Schapiro

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