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A Star Is Born is a 1954 American musical romance drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Moss Hart, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson, and Dorothy Parker, with music composed by Harold Arlen. The film stars Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, and Charles Bickford. It was released in the United States in September and October 1954.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles and addresses the main subject of alcoholism. The production involved Sam Leavitt as director of photography, Folmar Blangsted as film editor, and Jean Louis as costume designer. Sidney Luft served as producer, while Jack Warner was the executive producer. The film received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.
Audience ratings include a 7.1 average from 330 votes on TMDb and a 7.5 rating from 21,046 votes on IMDb. The film has a runtime ranging from 154 to 196 minutes across different sources. It generated $12,000,000 in revenue against a budget of $5,019,770. A soundtrack album was released in 1954. The work is referenced by 361 other encyclopedia articles.
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7.1A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Cast
- Judy Garland as Vicki Lester
- James Mason as Norman Maine
- Jack Carson as Matt Libby
- Charles Bickford as Oliver Niles
- Tommy Noonan as Danny McGuire
- Lucy Marlow as Lola Lavery
Themes
- career
- husband wife relationship
- musical
- alcoholism
- remake
- fame
- los angeles, california
- partially lost film
- fading star
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- A Star Is Born
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- George Cukor
- Screenwriter
- William A. Wellman
- Cast member
- Frank Ferguson
- Composer
- Harold Arlen
- Producer
- Sidney Luft
- Cinematographer
- Sam Leavitt
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 181
- FilmAffinity ID
- 845949
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- AStarIsBornTitle.jpg
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- Commons category
- A Star Is Born (1954 film)
- publication date
- 1954-09-29
- film editor
- Folmar Blangsted
- title
- A Star Is Born
- costume designer
- Jean Louis
- executive producer
- Jack Warner
- production designer
- Malcolm C. Bert
- derivative work
- A Star Is Born
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- inspired by
- What Price Hollywood?
- different from
- A Star Is Born
- review score
- 98%
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