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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 17, 1976

Runtime

2h 19m

Genres

Drama, Music, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

A Star Is Born

Production Companies

Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists

Director

Frank Pierson

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$80,000,000

Description

Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.