Directed by:
Robert WiseScreenplay:
William FairchildCinematography:
Ernest LaszloCast:
Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Jenny Agutter, J. Pat O'Malley, Roy Scheider, Linda Dano, Ian Abercrombie, Bernard Fox, Beryl Reid (more)Plots(1)
Buoyed by its success she is lured to New York, where the bright lights of Broadway and the promise of fame propel her into the stratosphere. Establishing a name as a star and giving her adoring public what they want, Lawrence learns to live the high life, becoming a muse for one of the era's best-known producers Richard Aldrich (Richard Crenna, The Sand Pebbles). (Umbrella Entertainment)
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Star! is a tribute to Anglo-American musical theater, made famous by Broadway, and not least, the star system created by American film studios. The musical diva is more similar to the film stars of the golden era of Hollywood. It was a great role for Julie Andrews, whose singing and dancing skills are a significant part of the film. Despite the high hopes placed on it by the studio, the film had only a modest commercial impact and subsequent developments did not turn it into one of the genre's legends. To some extent, I think the absence of a crucial dramatic conflict is to blame. We simply follow the career of an ambitious actress who devotes her whole life to her success. Overall impression: 75%.
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