A Star Is Born (1976 film)

A Star Is Born
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Pierson
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced byJon Peters
Starring
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byPeter Zinner
Music byRoger Kellaway
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18) (Mann Village Theater)
  • December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19) (United States)
Running time
142 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million
Box office$80 million[2]

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, the film became the 2nd highest-grossing that 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.

  1. ^ a b "A Star Is Born". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "A Star Is Born, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.