# A Star Is Born (1954)

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**Runtime**: 176 min
**Genres**: Drama, Music, Romance
**Directed by**: George Cukor
**Written by**: William A. Wellman, Moss Hart, Robert Carson
**Starring**: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow

> *The applause of the world... and then this!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Legend has it woman can’t have it all, but here’s a film that tries anyway. A fading matinee idol coaches a nobody nightclub singer to stardom as his own star dims in sync. It’s like watching a train wreck you can’t look away from, but with more sequins.

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