Movie
A Star Is Born
Overview
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
Details
- Release date
- 1976-12-17
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Esther Hoffman
- Kris Kristofferson as John Norman Howard
- Gary Busey as Bobbie Ritchie
- Oliver Clark as Gary Danziger
- Venetta Fields as The Oreos
- Clydie King as The Oreos
- Marta Heflin as Quentin
- M.G. Kelly as Bebe Jesus
- Sally Kirkland as Photographer
- Joanne Linville as Freddie
- Uncle Rudy as Mo
- Paul Mazursky as Brian Wexler
Crew
- Frank Pierson - Director
- Joan Didion - Screenplay
- John Gregory Dunne - Screenplay
- Frank Pierson - Screenplay
- Robert Carson - Story
- William A. Wellman - Story
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