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The Balcony   1963         N/R, 84 min. Genre: Drama Director: Joseph Strick   Cast: Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Peter Brocco, Ruby Dee, Kent Smith, Jeff Corey, Leonard Nimoy, Joyce Jameson, Arnette Jens   This satire on politics and religion takes place in a house of prostitution, in which Irma (Shelley Winters) is the madam. The country is in the midst of a revolution, and the police chief (Peter Falk) works with Irma to get her customers to pose as the slain leaders of the country. He hopes that seeing the "leaders" in public will reassure the people and suppress the revolution. Cast Shelley Winters Madame Irma Peter Falk Police Chief Lee Grant Carmen Peter Brocco Judge Ruby Dee Thief Kent Smith General Jeff Corey Bishop Leonard Nimoy Roger Joyce Jameson Penitent Arnette Jens Horse