The North Star
1943 film by Lewis Milestone
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Summary
The North Star is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Lewis Milestone[3]
- Screenwriter: Lillian Hellman[4]
- Composer: Aaron Copland[5]
- Genre: war film[6], propaganda film[7], drama film[8], romance film[9], musical film[10]
- Cast member: Anne Baxter[11], Dana Andrews[12], Walter Huston[13], Walter Brennan[14], Erich von Stroheim[15], Ann Harding[16], Carl Benton Reid[17], Dean Jagger[18], Esther Dale[19], Farley Granger[20], Francis Pierlot[21], Frank Wilcox[22], Grace Cunard[23], Jane Withers[24]
- Producer: Samuel Goldwyn[25], William Cameron Menzies[26]
- Production company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions[27], RKO Pictures[28]
- Director of photography: James Wong Howe[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: The North Star (1943 film)[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Color: black-and-white[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: January 1, 1943[35]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[36], Netflix[37]
- Narrative location: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[38]
- Main subject: World War II[39], Operation Barbarossa[40], Soviet partisans[41], village community[42]
- Film editor: Daniel Mandell[43]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[44], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[45], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[46], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[47], Academy Award for Best Sound[48], Academy Award for Best Special Effects[49]
- Title: The North Star[50]
- Duration: 108 minutes[51]
- Set in period: 1941[52]
- Production designer: Perry Ferguson[53]
Why It Matters
The North Star has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]