The Star Maker

1995 film by Giuseppe Tornatore
Movie film Q586569
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Summary

The Star Maker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3]
  • Director: Giuseppe Tornatore[4]
  • Screenwriter: Giuseppe Tornatore[5], Fabio Rinaudo[6]
  • Composer: Ennio Morricone[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Sergio Castellitto[10], Tiziana Lodato[11], Leopoldo Trieste[12], Leo Gullotta[13], Clelia Rondinella[14], Salvatore Billa[15], Jane Alexander[16], Tony Sperandeo[17], Pino Calabrese[18], Domenico Dolce[19], Stefano Gabbana[20], Nicola Di Pinto[21], Tano Cimarosa[22], Franco Scaldati[23]
  • Producer: Vittorio Cecchi Gori[24], Rita Rusić[25]
  • Production company: Cecchi Gori Group[26], Sciarló[27]
  • Director of photography: Dante Spinotti[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: Italy[32]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1995[33], July 11, 1996[34]
  • Distributed by: Cecchi Gori Group[35]
  • Narrative location: Sicily[36]
  • Filming location: Basilicata[37], Syracuse[38], Grotte della Gurfa[39]
  • Main subject: hope[40], misfortune[41], life story[42]
  • Participant in: 8th European Film Awards[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[44], David di Donatello for Best Director[45], International Submission to the Academy Awards[46]
  • Title: L'uomo delle stelle[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]
  • Duration: 113 minutes[49]
  • Set in period: 1953[50]
  • Production designer: Francesco Bronzi[51]

Why It Matters

The Star Maker has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The Star Maker receive?

Honors received include Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . vdfkino.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . it.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . it.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', '
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  2. 5w ago · Greg~itwiki · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Basilicata, Syracuse, Grotte della Gurfa
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Francesco Bronzi
    Set in period → 1953
    Publication date → +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1996-07-11T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Giuseppe Tornatore, Fabio Rinaudo
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