A Star Is Born (1954 film)
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Produced by | Sidney Luft |
| Written by | Moss Hart |
| Story by |
William A. Wellman Robert Carson |
| Based on |
A Star is Born screenplay by Robert Carson Dorothy Parker Alan Campbell |
| Starring |
Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Edited by | Folmar Blangsted |
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Transcona Enterprises
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time
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Premiere: 182 minutes General Release: 154 minutes Restored Version: 176 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,019,770 |
| Box office | $6,100,000 (rentals) |
A Star Is Born is a 1954 American musical film written by Moss Hart, starring Judy Garland and James Mason, and directed by George Cukor.
Hart's screenplay was an adaptation of the original 1937 film, which was based on the original screenplay by Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and from the same story by William A. Wellman and Carson, with uncredited input from six additional writers—David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg and Adela Rogers St. John. In 2000, the 1954 film was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The film ranked #43 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Passions list in 2002 and #7 on its list of greatest musicals in 2006. The song "The Man That Got Away" was ranked #11 on AFI's list of 100 top songs in films.
Garland had not made a movie since she had negotiated release from her MGM contract soon after filming began on Royal Wedding in 1950, and the film was promoted heavily as her comeback. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and NBC, which was televising the ceremony, sent a film crew to the hospital room where she was recuperating after giving birth to her son Joey in order to carry her acceptance speech live if she won, but she lost to Grace Kelly for The Country Girl.
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