A star is born
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Published:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1999].
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:

Description

Drunken waning movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's plummets.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0790743450, 9780790743455, 9780790742434, 0790742438
UPC:
085391758822

Notes

General Note
Based on the Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson screen play from a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
General Note
Also issued as part of the Judy Garland, the signature collection.
General Note
Special features: Cast & crew biographies; Judy Garland outtakes ("The man that got away", "When my sugar walks down the street"); Documentary footage (Hollywood premiere newsreel, Pantages premiere TV special, Cocoanut Grove premiere party); Theatrical trailers of the 1837, 1954, and 1976 versions of the film; 1954 Warner Bros. exhibitors reel; Audio outtakes (Oliver on the phone with the director discussing Norman; Norman and Esther on the roof of the Hotel Lancaster).
Creation/Production Credits
Art director, Malcolm Bert ; film editor, Folmar Blangsted ; sound by Charles B. Lang, David Forrest ; set decorator, George James Hopkins ; special effects by H.F. Koenekamp ; vocal arrangements by Jack Cathcart ; orchestrations by Skip Martin ; song "Born in a trunk" music and lyrics by Leonard Gershe ; art direction and costumes for "Born in a trunk" by Irene Sharaff ; production design by Gene Allen ; costumes designed by Jean Louis, Mary Ann Nyberg ; music by Harold Arlen ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; dances created and staged by Richard Barstow ; musical direction by Ray Heindorf.
Participants/Performers
Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake, Irving Bacon, Hazel Shermet.
Description
Drunken waning movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops which blossoms into romance but tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's plummets.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen letterbox presentation enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Golden Globes 1954: Best actress, Judy Garland; Best actor, James Mason.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Hart, M., Leavitt, S., Luft, S., Cukor, G., Garland, J., Mason, J., Carson, J., Bickford, C., Noonan, T., Marlow, L., Blake, A., Bacon, I., Shermet, H., Bert, M., Blangsted, F., Lang, C. B., Hopkins, G. J., Cathcart, J., Martin, S., Gershe, L., Sharaff, I., Allen, G., Louis, J., Nyberg, M. A., Arlen, H., Gershwin, I., Barstow, R., Heindorf, R., Parker, D., Campbell, A., Carson, R., & Wellman, W. A. (1999). A star is born. Widescreen version. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Moss Hart et al.. 1999. A Star Is Born. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Moss Hart et al., A Star Is Born. Warner Home Video, 1999.

MLA Citation (style guide)

A Star Is Born. Hart, Moss, et al. Widescreen version. Warner Home Video, 1999.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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