Star! (film)

Star!
Poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byRobert Wise
Written byWilliam Fairchild
Produced bySaul Chaplin
Starring
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
Edited byWilliam H. Reynolds
Music byLennie Hayton
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • July 18, 1968 (1968-07-18) (United Kingdom, premiere)
  • October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22) (United States)
Running time
175 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14.32 million[1]
Box office
  • $4 million (US)[2]
  • $10 million (worldwide)[3]
  • $4.2 million (rentals)[4]

Star! (re-titled Those Were the Happy Times for its 1969 re-release) is a 1968 American biographical musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by William Fairchild is based on the life and career of British performer Gertrude Lawrence.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p255
  2. ^ "Star!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Star!, Box Office Information". IMDb. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, January 7, 1970 p 15