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| Released: 1969 |
| Rating: PG |
| Length: 176 minutes |
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Star Is Born, A (1954) (1969)
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A STAR IS BORN was conceived as a comeback vehicle for Judy Garland, who gives a fascinating and heartrending performance in perhaps the finest work of her career. This film was director George Cukor’s first musical and first color picture; the tale of a doomed Hollywood couple, it was a remake of the 1937 William Wellman movie with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Garland plays young singer Esther, who saves Norman Maine (James Mason), a famous star, from making a fool of himself onstage. Maine is an alcoholic whose career is on the wane but who manages, nonetheless, to acknowledge Esther’s talent and help her jump-start a career in Hollywood. But as her star rises and his declines, Maine's misery grows. Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin provided Garland with songs that would become standards in her concert repertoire, including "The Man That Got Away," which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song. A STAR IS BORN is also based on the earlier Cukor picture WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD?
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Director: George Cukor
Studio: N/A
Subtitles: English, French
Screen Formats: N/A
Sound: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Other Info: Features:
Documentary Network Telecast of Hollywood Premiere and Newsreel Coverage Of Post-Premiere Party,
3 Alternate Filmings Of The Man That Got Away,
Deleted Song: When My Sugar Walks Down The Street,
Theatrical Trailers of
UPC: 663286201297
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