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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA 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.
- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Candidato a 7 Oscar
- 1 vittoria e 11 candidature totali
Mathilda Calnan
- Dorothy
- (as Matilda Calnan)
Peter Church
- Narrator
- (voce)
Trama
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- QuizDaniel 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, Eroi del mare (1942).
- BlooperIn the number "Burlington Bertie" the banana skin thrown onstage by Gertie disappears.
- Citazioni
Noel Coward: Close personal relationships are bloody difficult, my darling, but they do get easier with time. Loneliness gets harder.
- Curiosità sui creditiThe 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!"
- Versioni alternativeWhen 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 Tutti insieme appassionatamente (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.
- ConnessioniFeatured in STAR! The Sound of a Legend (1968)
- Colonne sonorePiccadilly
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Williams
Lyrics by Paul Morande and Bruce Sievier
Performed by Julie Andrews, Bruce Forsyth and Beryl Reid
Recensione in evidenza
"Star!" was one of the most notorious financial bombs of the 1960s, the main reason probably being that when it was released the public was getting tired of musicals. Certainly, the movie itself has some faults that may not have attracted some audiences. The movie is both too long and not long enough, for one thing. It's kind of tough to sit through a movie that's almost three hours long. And curiously, despite this long running time, the portrait of Gertrude Lawrence seems unfinished. We don't really get to see what is driving this woman. And her personal life is only lightly looked at, such as the fact that while she had a daughter, this daughter character has hardly any time devoted to her.
But the movie also has its share of strengths. The performances are very good, the strongest being that of (no surprise) Julie Andrews. She puts so much enthusiasm into her role that it does help make up for her somewhat shallowly written character. And the musical numbers sprinkled throughout are indeed excellent, with some great choreography mixed in as well. Fans of movie musicals will probably embrace this movie the best, but the movie does have some genuine appeal to other people as well, if they are patient enough to sit through almost 180 minutes of film that isn't perfect.
But the movie also has its share of strengths. The performances are very good, the strongest being that of (no surprise) Julie Andrews. She puts so much enthusiasm into her role that it does help make up for her somewhat shallowly written character. And the musical numbers sprinkled throughout are indeed excellent, with some great choreography mixed in as well. Fans of movie musicals will probably embrace this movie the best, but the movie does have some genuine appeal to other people as well, if they are patient enough to sit through almost 180 minutes of film that isn't perfect.
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Budget
- 14.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 56 minuti
- Colore
- Proporzioni
- 2.20 : 1
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