Star!
Happiness is a girl called Julie!
Star! (1968)
Production
Budget
$14 000 000
Revenue
$4 000 000
Director
Scenario
William Fairchild
Composer
Producer
Actors
Julie Andrews
Gertrude Lawrence
Richard Crenna
Richard Aldrich
Michael Craig
Sir Anthony Spencer
Daniel Massey
Noël Coward
Robert Reed
Charles Fraser
Bruce Forsyth
Arthur Lawrence
Beryl Reid
Rose
John Collin
Jack Roper
Short description
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the life story of actress Gertrude Lawrence, known for her extravagant musical numbers featuring dancing and singing.
- Cartier provided jewelry worth 1,250 pounds sterling for the film, which remained under constant guard by the Pinkerton agency.
- The film was the result of Twentieth Century Fox's attempt to replicate the success of Robert Wise's (1914-2005) musical 'The Sound of Music' (1965) by releasing three expensive, large-scale projects: 'Star!', Richard Fleischer's (1916-2006) 'Doctor Dolittle' (1967), and Gene Kelly's (1912-1996) 'Hello, Dolly!' (1969). Unfortunately, public tastes had already begun to shift, as evidenced by the box office returns of all three films. Consequently, several high-ranking studio executives lost their jobs, and the company found itself in such a difficult financial position that it released only one film in 1970.
- A total of 3,040 costumes were created for the shoot, costing the filmmakers £315,000. Julie Andrews alone wore 125 different costumes (including 96 evening gowns) with a total value of £144,500.
- The film was shot over 149 filming days.
- The final shot number on the clapperboard was 1417, which was close to a record for musicals. Julie Andrews appeared in 1,306 shots, which was already a record number.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
