A Star Is Born (1954)

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Directed by

George Cukor

Starring (View all)

Judy Garland
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

James Mason
Norman Maine

Jack Carson
Matt Libby

Charles Bickford
Oliver Niles

Tommy Noonan
Danny McGuire

Lucy Marlow
Lola Lavery

Amanda Blake
Susan Ettinger

Irving Bacon
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Moss Hart
(screen play by)

Dorothy Parker

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A Star is Born

13 years, 6 months ago at Oct 10 5:57

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This remake of A Star is Born, the best of the three in my opinion, is a one-woman show of incredible skill. Judy Garland’s central performance provides a great example for the argument that acting is an art form. Not only does she get to sing and dance, she gets to make you laugh and cry. Every great performance must contain an element of truth, and A Star is Born has passages ripped from Garla... read more

A classic

11 years, 3 months ago at Jan 25 19:54

johanlefourbe

Even though I'm not a huge fan of musicals, since this one was a classic, I still wanted to check this out. Apparently, it is a very popular story and they have made already 4 different versions with the latest one coming out in 2018 directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Lady Gaga. In fact, this latest version actually turned out to be a big critical and commercial success. Anyway, we are only t... read more

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Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he drunkenly stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops, then blossoms into romance before tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's continues to plummet.

Release date: 16 October 1954
UPC: 085391758822

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