 A Star Is Born 1976  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Mazursky, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark, Sally Kirkland, Robert Englund, Marta Heflin, Joanne Linville, Venetta Fields, Clydie King, M.G. Kelly
Sometimes remakes just do not capture all that the original movie did, and this version of "A Star Is Born" with Barbra Streisand as Esther and Kris Kristofferson as fading rock star Norman does not measure up to earlier versions. There was an Oscar, however, for Streisand's (and Paul Williams) song, "Evergreen."
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 A Star Is Born 1983  PG, 176 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is the uncut film of the 1954 musical version of "A Star Is Born" in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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 A Star Is Born 1954  N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is another excellent production–this time a musical–of "A Star Is Born," in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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 A Star Is Born 1937  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Andy Devine, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lionel Stander, Owen Moore, J.C. Nugent, Clara Blandick, Franklin Pangborn, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jenns, Wade Boteler, Edgar Kennedy, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
This is an excellent production of the story of Norman Maine's (Fredric March) depression as his acting career fades just when his wife Esther Blodgett's (Janet Gaynor) professional star soars. While winning two Oscars, it was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.
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| Oscar: Best Director for My Fair Lady (1964) |
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| Oscar: Best Director for My Fair Lady (1964) |
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Seventh Heaven (1928) |
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| Oscars: Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932), Best Actor for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) |
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