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7.2Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
Released: 1952-12-1189 minDir: Stuart HeislerDrama, Romance
Cast
- Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot
- Sterling Hayden as Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
- Natalie Wood as Gretchen
- Warner Anderson as Harry Stone
- Minor Watson as Joe Morrison
- June Travis as Phyllis Stone
Themes
- has been
- movie star
- screen test
- past prime
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
4,219 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
25%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 1952
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Stuart Heisler
- Screenwriter
- Katherine Albert
- Cast member
- Katherine Warren
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Laszlo
- Duration
- 89
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- June Travis-Bette Davis in The Star trailer.jpg
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- publication date
- 1952-01-01
- title
- The Star
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Otto Ludwig
- production designer
- Boris Leven
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- The Star (1952 film)
- review score
- 25%
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