'' All That Jazz '' is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse . The screenplay , by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse , is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse 's life and career as a dancer , choreographer and director . The film was inspired by Fosse 's manic effort to edit his film '' Lenny '' while simultaneously staging the 1975 Broadway musical '' Chicago '' . It borrows its title from the Kander and Ebb tune " All That Jazz " in that production . The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
1980 Cannes Film Festival
1980 Cannes Film Festival
All That Jazz (film)