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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954
176 min
Drama Music Romance

Plot Summary

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

7.1
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7.1
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Technical Details

176 min
Runtime
1954-10-01
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1954
Year
Genres
Drama Music Romance

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0/10
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One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He is the falling star of Hollywood kept afloat by booze and the ceaseless efforts of his studio boss "Oliver Niles" (Charles Bickford) to keep him from complete self-destruction. Meantime "Esther Blodgett" (Garland) is a struggling chanteuse taking any job she can until good fortune strikes. One night, serendipity takes a hand in this and their paths cross. H...

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