The Lucky Star (1980 film)
The Lucky Star | |
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Directed by | Max Fischer |
Written by | Max Fischer Jack Rosenthal |
Produced by | André Fleury (executive producer) Pieter Kroonenburg (associate producer) Claude Léger (producer) |
Starring | Brett Marx Rod Steiger Louise Fletcher |
Cinematography | Frank Tidy |
Edited by | Yves Langlois |
Music by | Art Phillips |
Release dates | August 22, 1980 (Montreal Film Festival) Canada May 28, 1982 United States |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $ 3,700,000 (estimated) |
The Lucky Star is a 1980 Canadian drama film.
Plot
A young Jewish boy (Marx) who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns - where good triumphs over evil and the outcast becomes a hero.
Recognition
- 1981
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Jean-Guy Montpetit - Won
- Genie Award for Best Music Score - Art Phillips - Won
- Genie Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium - Max Fischer - Won
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - Michel Descombes, Patrick Rousseau - Nominated
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - André Fleury, Claude Léger - Nominated
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Brett Marx - Nominated
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Rod Steiger - Nominated