The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's
Theatrical release poster by Frank Frazetta
Directed by	William Friedkin
Written by	Norman Lear Sidney Michaels Arnold Schulman
Based on	The Night They Raided Minsky's (1960 novel) by Rowland Barber
Produced by	Norman Lear
Starring	Jason Robards Britt Ekland Norman Wisdom Bert Lahr
Cinematography	Andrew Laszlo
Edited by	Ralph Rosenblum
Music by	Philip J. Lang Charles Strouse Lee Adams (songs)
Production company	Tandem Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 18, 1968 (1968-12-18) [1]
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3 million (rentals)[2]

The Night They Raided Minsky's is a 1968 American musical comedy film written and produced by Norman Lear, with music and lyrics by the duo of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, and directed by William Friedkin. Based on a 1960 novel by Rowland Barber, the film is a fictional account of the invention of the striptease at Minsky's Burlesque in 1925. It stars Jason Robards, Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom, Forrest Tucker, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Elliott Gould and Bert Lahr.

The film was released by United Artists on December 18, 1968, to generally positive reviews. It was a financial success and later spawned a stage musical adaptation, Minsky's, in 2009.