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A star is born
Uniform Title
Star is born (Motion picture : 1976)
Title
A star is born [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents ; in a Barwood/Jon Peters production ; screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson ; produced by Jon Peters ; directed by Frank Pierson.
ISBN
0790792338
9780790792330
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson.
Special features: Commentary by Barbra Streisand; additional scenes; wardrobe tests, trailer gallery.
Dialogue in English (Dolby surround 5.1) with optional French (Dolby mono.) soundtrack; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Winner of 5 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Actress and Actor (Musical/Comedy), Best Original Song.
Summary
Rock star John Norman Howard has noticed that his career has begun to decline. Too many years of concerts, bad managers and life on the road have made him cynical. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. John shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
October 28, 2019
Cast
Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson.
System details note
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Videorecording number
33536 Warner Home Video
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musical - Feature.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Barwood Films, Ltd.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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