| Uniform Title |
Star is born (Motion picture : 1954) |
| Title |
A star is born. [1954] |
| Edition |
Deluxe edition |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, 2010. |
| ©1954. |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (167 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-119833-9. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. |
| Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson. |
| It is the second of four official adaptations of A Star Is Born, with the first in 1937 starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, the third in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and the fourth in 2018 starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The movie -- Disc 2: Nearly 4 hours of special features. |
| Credits |
Directed by George Cukor ; written by Moss Hart. |
| Performers |
Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan. |
| Summary |
As a band singer is discovered and guided to heights of show-business success by an alcoholic ex-matinee idol, she performs one superb song after another in a production that exhilarates with its craft and style even as its story moves toward a heartbreaking finale. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
In English. Subtitles in English, French. |
| Subjects |
Wellman, William A., -- 1896-1975 -- Film adaptations |
| Carson, Robert, -- 1909-1983 -- Film adaptations |
| Women rock musicians -- Drama |
| Rock musicians -- Drama |
| Music trade -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Musical films |
| Romance films |
| Film remakes |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Cukor, George, 1899-1983 director. |
| Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 screenwriter. |
| Garland, Judy actor. |
| Mason, James, 1909-1984 actor. |
| Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 actor. |
| Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967 actor. |
| Noonan, Tom actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Bickford, Charles, 1891-1967 .
- Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 .
- Cukor, George, 1899-1983 .
- Garland, Judy .
- Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 .
- Mason, James, 1909-1984 .
- Noonan, Tom .
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