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Star!

  • 19681968
  • GG
  • 2h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.2K
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Star! (1968)
A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
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A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Wise
  • Writer
    • William Fairchild
  • Stars
    • Julie Andrews
    • Richard Crenna
    • Michael Craig
  • Director
    • Robert Wise
  • Writer
    • William Fairchild
  • Stars
    • Julie Andrews
    • Richard Crenna
    • Michael Craig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    "Star" Richard Crenna, Julie Andrews 1968 20th Century Fox
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews, Bruce Forsyth, and Beryl Reid in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews and Richard Crenna in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews and Daniel Massey in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Julie Andrews in Star! (1968)
    Star! (1968)
    Star! (1968)

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    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Gertrude Lawrence
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Richard Aldrich
    Michael Craig
    Michael Craig
    • Sir Anthony Spencer
    Daniel Massey
    Daniel Massey
    • Noël Coward
    Robert Reed
    Robert Reed
    • Charles Fraser
    Bruce Forsyth
    Bruce Forsyth
    • Arthur Lawrence
    Beryl Reid
    Beryl Reid
    • Rose
    John Collin
    John Collin
    • Jack Roper
    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
    • Andre Charlot
    Richard Karlan
    • David Holtzmann
    Lynley Laurence
    • Billie Carleton
    Garrett Lewis
    • Jack Buchanan
    Anthony Eisley
    Anthony Eisley
    • Ben Mitchell
    Jock Livingston
    • Alexander Woollcott
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Dan
    Harvey Jason
    Harvey Jason
    • Bert
    Mathilda Calnan
    • Dorothy
    • (as Matilda Calnan)
    Peter Church
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • Writer
      • William Fairchild
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Daniel Massey played Noël Coward, his own godfather. Massey made his theatrical movie debut as a young boy, playing Noël Coward's son in the wartime drama, In Which We Serve (1942).
    • Goofs
      In the number "Burlington Bertie" the banana skin thrown onstage by Gertie disappears.
    • Quotes

      Noel Coward: Close personal relationships are bloody difficult, my darling but they do get easier with time. Loneliness gets harder.

    • Crazy credits
      The only credits seen at the beginning of the film are those for a fictional black-and-white short subject about Gertrude Lawrence. The film's real credits all appear at the end. However, the Twentieth-Century Fox logo is shown only in black-and-white, and with tinny 1940's-style sound recording, as part of that fictional newsreel. We never see the logo in color and stereophonic sound, although Twentieth-Century Fox released "Star!"
    • Alternate versions
      When business didn't meet expectations, the studio suggested some shortening, and Robert Wise offered about 20 minutes of cuts that were literally scissored out of the prints while the film played to initial reserved seat audiences. The studio also tried revamping the ads to appeal to a younger audience, even including a shot of Julie posing with a motorcycle that was just an on-location joke and not a scene in the film. Another idea was to make up a couple print ads that tried to make the movie look like a soap opera, adding "Loves Of A..." to the title. The "Loves Of A Star!" ads were only tested briefly in a few papers, and never used widely. This prompted a politely shocked letter from Robert Wise to the studio, who sheepishly admitted it was a desperate attempt that failed. That title was never put on the actual film. In the spring of 1969, the studio withdrew the film from release entirely and decided on a drastic edit and total new identity. After removing many of the musical numbers and preparing new ads that deliberately made the picture look like The Sound of Music (1965), a two-hour version was released under the title "Those Were the Happy Times". At his own request, The credit "A Robert Wise Film" is not present on this version. The short version did no business.
    • Connections
      Featured in STAR! The Sound of a Legend (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Piccadilly
      (uncredited)

      Music by Walter Williams

      Lyrics by Paul Morande and Bruce Sievier

      Performed by Julie Andrews, Bruce Forsyth and Beryl Reid

    User reviews74

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Not very Wise
    If somebody wins a fortune at a Casino, will you finance the winner to have another go? Absurd, right? That's what I'm afraid happened here. Robert Wise and Julie Andrews were coming out of the most sensational success with "The Sound of Music". The kind of success that tends to be unrepeatable. What were they thinking then? The experts, I mean. The green light guys. Gertrude Lawrence was not Maria Von Trapp. But Julie Andrews was, is and always will be Julie Andrews. For an actor that must be a blessing even if most actors treat it like a curse. We can accept Julie in everything as long as you don't expect us to forget that she's Julie. She can poke fun at herself and show her boobs in "S.O.B" or pretend to be a man pretending to be a woman in "Victor Victoria" She can also play a quadriplegic in bed with Liam Neeson in "Duet for One" because the writing and the treatment of the character is, one way or another, tailor made. She managed to be Julie Andrews without betraying what the public, her public expects of her. A blessing or a curse? It doesn't matter, the actress herself can decide whether is one thing or the other. Julie Andrews has remained a name to be reckon with. Right up to Shrek. Star! gives her some fantastic moments, musical moments. Surrounded by great production values and wonderful costumes plus a delightful Daniel Massey as Noel Coward. But the shape of the film is a mess. We can't truly connect with her and we get lost in the masses and masses of information. From biopic to comedy, to drama to musical the film never finds the right tone. Disjointed, confused and confusing. I'm sure the film will find a new breath of life after we stop breathing. There is something in it that it's valuable and great but, at the moment, remains buried under the puzzling heaviness of its intentions.
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    10
    • marcosaguado
    • Feb 6, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Loves of a Star!
    • Filming locations
      • Dennis, Massachusetts, USA(Cape Playhouse)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Robert Wise Productions
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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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