A Star Is Born
1976 film directed by Frank Pierson
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Summary
A Star Is Born is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,141 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Frank Pierson[3]
- Screenwriter: John Gregory Dunne[4], Joan Didion[5], Jay Presson Allen[6], William A. Wellman[7], Alvin Sargent[8]
- Composer: Rupert Holmes[9]
- Genre: musical film[10], drama film[11], romance film[12]
- Based on: A Star Is Born[13]
- Cast member: Kris Kristofferson[14], Gary Busey[15], Barbra Streisand[16], Tony Orlando[17], Robert Englund[18], Bill Graham[19], Rita Coolidge[20], Joanne Linville[21], Maidie Norman[22]
- Producer: Jon Peters[23], Barbra Streisand[24]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Warner Bros. Pictures[26]
- Director of photography: Robert L. Surtees[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: A Star Is Born (1976 film)[29]
- Soundtrack release: A Star Is Born[30]
- Distribution format: video on demand[31]
- Review score: 35%[32], 5.4/10[33], 6.1/10[34]
- Color: color[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: December 17, 1976[37], February 17, 1978[38]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[39], Netflix[40]
- Narrative location: Arizona[41]
- Main subject: alcoholism[42]
- Film editor: Peter Zinner[43]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[44]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[45], Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[46], Academy Award for Best Sound[47]
- Title: A Star Is Born[48]
- Different from: A Star Is Born[49]
Why It Matters
A Star Is Born has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]