A star is born, Warner Bros. Pictures ; First Artists presents ; a Barwood/Jon Peters production ; screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson ; produced by Jon Peters ; directed by Frank Pierson ; executive producer, Barbra Streisand
Type
Label
A star is born, Warner Bros. Pictures ; First Artists presents ; a Barwood/Jon Peters production ; screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson ; produced by Jon Peters ; directed by Frank Pierson ; executive producer, Barbra Streisand
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Main title
A star is born
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
76175090
Responsibility statement
Warner Bros. Pictures ; First Artists presents ; a Barwood/Jon Peters production ; screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson ; produced by Jon Peters ; directed by Frank Pierson ; executive producer, Barbra Streisand
Runtime
140
Summary
Rock star John Norman Howard has noticed that his career has begun to decline. Too many years of concerts, bad managers and life on the road have made him cynical. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. John shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Carson, Robert, 1909-1983
- Streisand, Barbra
- Kristofferson, Kris
- Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003
- Kirkland, Sally
- Zinner, Peter
- Surtees, Robert
- King, Clydie
- Busey, Gary
- Kellaway, Roger
- Wellman, William A., 1896-1975
- Mazursky, Paul
- Didion, Joan
- Pierson, Frank R.
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Platt, Polly
- Heflin, Marta, 1945-2013
- Kelly, Mahlon G
- Clark, Oliver, 1939-
- Fields, Venetta
- Linville, Joanne, 1928-
- Peters, Jon
Subject
- Music trade -- United States -- Drama
- Film remakes
- Musical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Rock musicians -- United States -- Drama
- Women rock musicians -- United States -- Drama
- Rock concerts -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor22
- Carson, Robert, 1909-1983
- Streisand, Barbra
- Kristofferson, Kris
- Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003
- Kirkland, Sally
- Zinner, Peter
- Surtees, Robert
- King, Clydie
- Busey, Gary
- Kellaway, Roger
- Wellman, William A., 1896-1975
- Mazursky, Paul
- Didion, Joan
- Pierson, Frank R.
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Platt, Polly
- Heflin, Marta, 1945-2013
- Kelly, Mahlon G
- Clark, Oliver, 1939-
- Fields, Venetta
- Linville, Joanne, 1928-
- Peters, Jon
- Genre5
- Subject10
- Music trade -- United States -- Drama
- Film remakes
- Musical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Rock musicians -- United States -- Drama
- Women rock musicians -- United States -- Drama
- Rock concerts -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
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