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Overview

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Director:
Daniel Mann
Writers:
Maxwell Anderson (play)
Alfred Hayes (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The shattering drama, the haunting music, the unforgettable love story.
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brock Peters ... Stephen Kumalo
Melba Moore ... Irina
Raymond St. Jacques ... John Kumalo

Clifton Davis ... Absalom
Paul Rogers ... James Jarvis
Paula Kelly ... Rose
Alan Weeks ... Matthew
Paulene Myers ... Grace
John Williams ... Judge
Ivor Barry ... Carmichael

Harvey Jason ... Arthur Jarvis

Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Johannes
H.B. Barnum III ... Alex
Myrna White ... Linda
Bill Glover ... Eland
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia) (DVD box title) (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:G
Filming Locations:
Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The New York production of "Lost in the Stars" by Maxwell Anderson opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York on July 1, 1950, and ran for 273 performances. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
tribute to Brock Peters, 7 March 2006
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Author: jimi99 from denver

I waited a long time for AFT to release their films from the early 70s, and this one was one of the best I've seen so far. It is truly one of the best screen musicals of all time, the songs being more operatic in that they are so charged emotionally and delivered with great feeling. You will not be humming a catchy ditty after the movie ends, but in its place will be a sense of sadness as well as buoyant nobility. As an indictment of apartheid, it stands supreme in film, with the possible exception of "Amandla!" which of course was made later and gets to have the happy ending of the long struggle.

I have also long been a fan of Brock Peters, who died last summer, and watching "Lost in the Stars" only emphasized how much I missed him in film after his career started with such great roles in "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Pawnbroker," and "Porgy and Bess." He did have a long and consistent career in TV and voice-over work (one of the greatest voices ever!) but film roles were few and far between. His singing and acting here are nothing short of grand.

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