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Star!

Star!

Drama · Music · Romance · 1968

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

Movie details

Star!

“Happiness is a girl called Julie!”

1968 Drama · Music · Romance 2h 56m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Star!?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Wise

Written by

William Fairchild

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Gertrude Lawrence

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Richard Aldrich

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Sir Anthony Spencer

Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey

Noël Coward

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Charles Fraser

Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

Arthur Lawrence

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Rose

Court is in session

Put Star! on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.