Sweet Charity is a 1969 musical movie directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, written by Neil Simon, and starring Shirley MacLaine. It is based on the 1966 stage musical of the same name, which Fosse had directed and choreographed as well. The movie was notable for costumes by Edith Head and its dance sequences (notably "Rich Man's Frug"). The play and the film are based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria. The film's full American title is Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved.