The Balcony
“Meet Madam Irma and her girls from the House of Illusion... they make men live their wildest dreams!”
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
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Cast
10 people
Shelley Winters
Madame Irma
Known for
Lolita
The Night of the Hunter
Peter Falk
Police Chief
Known for
Columbo
The Princess Bride
Lee Grant
Carmen
Known for
Damien - Omen II
In the Heat of the Night
Peter Brocco
Judge
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Spartacus
Joyce Jameson
Penitent
Known for
The Apartment
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Jeff Corey
Bishop
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Conan the Destroyer
Arnette Jens
Horse
Also in
Cloud Dancer
Ruby Dee
Thief
Known for
The Stand
Do the Right Thing
Leonard Nimoy
Roger
Known for
Fringe
Star Trek
Kent Smith
General
Known for
Cat People
The Invaders
Joseph Strick Director · Ben Maddow Writer Jean Genet Author
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $165K · United States release March 21, 1963
Box office
Budget
$165,000
Worldwide gross
$1,200,000
Gross vs. budget
7.3×
Production
Allen-Hodgdon Productions
Production
City Film
Production
Walter Reade-Sterling
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 21, 1963
Theatrical
Sweden
December 4, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 1963 · Theatrical
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