A Star Is Born

Movie

1954

2h 56m

English

Drama, Music, Romance

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A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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A Star Is Born

Movie

1954

2h 56m

English

Drama, Music, Romance

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A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Cast

Vicki Lester

Norman Maine

Matt Libby

Oliver Niles

Danny McGuire

Lola Lavery

Susan Ettinger

Graves

Libby's secretary

Glenn Williams

Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited...

Laurindo Almeida

Guitarist (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Usher (uncredited)

Rudolph Anders

Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)

David Armstrong

Soundman (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Agent (uncredited)

Nadine Ashdown

Esther (age 6) (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Baker

Father (uncredited)

George Becwar

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Studio Executive at Premiere (uncre...

Rodney Bell

Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Vagrant (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Dancer (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited...

Directed By: George Cukor

Written By: William A. Wellman (Story), Robert Carson (Story), + 1 more

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Nancy L Draper says...

6 years ago

This, the second of four movies entitled A STAR IS BORN (1937, 1954, 1976 and 2018), writes it's story around Judy Garland's big voice and big production pieces. It, too, garnered award attention from its generation. For a modern audience its over 3 hour length may feel like a bit of a marathon, but for those who love classical movies and big production pieces this will be a treat. The bare bones of the original story are there but this movie switches the focus from movies to big screen musical productions. Of the four movies, this is my least favourite, but I still give it a 7 (good) out of 10. [Musical Drama]

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

Some of the songs and dances are good but it is too long.

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soonertbone says...

7 months ago

Oh god, Judy Garland gives an all-timer of a performance. The vulnerability she displays throughout is like an electric current; my heart just feels zapped watching her. She's got a twitchy, naturalistic style that reminds me of some of my favorite Fontaine performances. That she didn't win the Oscar here is just heartbreaking. The rest of the movie around her, though, I found to be so-so. Cukor doesn't seem to know whether he's making a melodrama or a musical, which leads to some overly long musical sequences that throw off the pacing (and bloat the run time.) The numbers are good (and there are some standouts, like "Swanee" that runs for over 15 minutes) and Judy is amazing--they just take away from the drama of the core relationship that feels like the heart of the film to me.

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ArielRodriguez says...

3 years ago

Although it started slow, it became a good movie with a nice plot and great acting. The musical numbers are adequate and all the direction is good. I found strange that some scenes are lost and presented with photographs.

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CinemaSerf

3 years ago

One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He is the falling star of Hollywood kept afloat by booze and the ceaseless efforts of his studio boss "Oliver Niles" (Charles Bickford) to keep him from complete More

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