A Star Is Born (DVD)
A STAR IS BORN was conceived as a comeback vehicle for Judy Garland, who gives a fascinating and heartrending performance in perhaps the finest work of her career. This film was director George Cukor's first musical and first color picture; the tale of a doomed Hollywood couple, it was a remake of the 1937 William Wellman movie with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Garland plays young singer Esther, who saves Norman Maine (James Mason), a famous star, from making a fool of himself onstage. Maine is an alcoholic whose career is on the wane but who manages, nonetheless, to acknowledge Esther's talent and help her jump-start a career in Hollywood. But as her star rises and his declines, Maine's misery grows. Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin provided Garland with songs that would become standards in her concert repertoire, including The Man That Got Away, which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song. A STAR IS BORN is also based on the earlier Cukor picture WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD?
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Materials:
Isolated Audio Track - 1. September 29, 1954 Hollywood Premiere Network Telecast
Additional Footage - 1. Post-Premiere Party Highlights at the Coconut Grove
Alternate Scenes - 1. THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY (3)
Deleted Musical Number - 1.When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
2. Original Theatrical - 1937 Version
3. Original Theatrical - 1976 Version
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast
Film Highlights
Production Notes Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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