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Bookmark this pageLost in the Stars (1974)
Director: Daniel Mann
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From Time Out Film Guide
One of the weakest of the American Film Theatre's 'stage records', this adaptation of Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country was the last musical scored by Kurt Weill. Opened up by screenwriter Alfred Hayes to little effect, and ploddingly directed by Daniel Mann, Paton's story of a black clergyman (Peters), who discovers the horrors of repression and racism when he travels to Johannesburg in search of his son, is transformed into a series of well-intentioned clichés. Weill's music is marvellous.Author: PH
Cast & crew
Director: Daniel Mann
Producer: Ely Landau
Cast: Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St Jacques, Clifton Davis, Paula Kelly full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 114 mins
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