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Star!

1968 · 176 min

A lavish, bittersweet showbiz epic that sweeps you through decades of stage triumphs and private regrets with grand musical numbers and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Robert Wise
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
Tagline
Happiness is a girl called Julie!
Overview
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

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Directed by
Robert Wise
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
William Fairchild
Starring
Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, John Collin
Music
Lennie Hayton
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
176 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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