A star is born

DVD 2012

Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of alcoholic star Norman Maine (Frederic March), is given a shot at stardom, and is caught up in the Hollywood glamour machine . She and her idol Norman marry; but as her star rises, his comes crashing down.

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Description:

1 videodisc (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Notes:

Title from container
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937
Bonus features include original theatrical trailer, wardrobe test and image gallery
"Mastered in HD from an original nitrate 35mm Technicolor print, preserved by the George Eastman House Motion Picture Department" -- Container
Screenplay, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson ; story, William A. Wellman, Robert Carson ; music, Max Steiner ; cinematography, W. HOward Greene ; editor, James E. Newcom
Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Strander
DVD ; widescreen (1.33:1) presentation ; 2.0 monophonic
For private home use only
Academy Awards, 1938 : Best writing, Original story ; Honorary award for the color photography

Control Number:

2596358

UPC:

056775070694
738329081522
889290927477

Other Authors:

Campbell, Alan, 1905-1963, screenwriter
Gaynor, Janet, actor
Image Entertainment (Firm), production company
Kino International Corporation, production company
Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor
March, Fredric, 1897-1975, actor
Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963, actor
Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967, screenwriter
Selznick International Pictures, production company
Selznick, David O., 1902-1965, film producer
Wellman, William A., 1896-1975, film director

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