A Star Is Born (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Pierson |
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| Produced by | Jon Peters |
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| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | Peter Zinner |
| Music by | Roger Kellaway |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $80 million |
A Star Is Born is a 1976 American musical romantic drama film directed by Frank Pierson, written by Pierson, John Gregory Dunne, and Joan Didion. It stars Barbra Streisand as an unknown singer and Kris Kristofferson as an established rock and roll star. The two fall in love, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline.
A Star Is Born premiered at the Mann Village Theater on December 18, 1976, with a wide release by Warner Bros. the following day. A huge box office success, grossing $80 million on a $6 million budget in North America, it emerged as the second highest-grossing of the year. Reviews praised its performances and musical score, but criticized the screenplay and runtime. At the 49th Academy Awards, the film won Best Original Song for its love theme "Evergreen".
The film is a remake of the 1937 original with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, notably adapted in 1954 as a musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason; and subsequently again in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.