The Birdcage

Rated R • 117 minutes

Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.

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Cast

Robin Williams

Armand Goldman

Gene Hackman

Senator Keeley

Nathan Lane

Albert

Dianne Wiest

Louise Keeley

Dan Futterman

Val Goldman

Calista Flockhart

Barbara Keeley

Hank Azaria

Agador

Christine Baranski

Katharine

Screenplay by

Elaine May

Earlier screenplay by

Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, & Jean Poiret

Based on the play by

Jean Poiret

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Genre

comedy

Rating

R

Showtime Advisories

Adult Content, Adult Language

Released

1996

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