Chicago is a movie directed by Rob Marshall in 2002 and based on the play of the same name by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, first published in 1981. The movie features Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, and others.
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Storyline
In 1924, Roxie Hart watches lead role Velma Kelly perform Overture/All That Jazz at a Chicago theater. Wanting stardom for herself, she begins an affair with Fred Casely, who claims to know the manager. Roxie furiously admits what really happened and is arrested. Ambitious District Attorney Harrison announces he will seek the death penalty.
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Year
2002
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
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