Star!
Time Out says
Julie Andrews has been compared to everything from a mechanically charming air hostess to a knitted coverlet for a toilet roll, but one comparison she has escaped - especially since Star! - is to Gertrude Lawrence. Nevertheless, Wise's biopic hardly deserved the rough treatment it received from most critics and audiences, who had been led by the studio's advertising to expect another Sound of Music. This was a far more ambitious project; it backfired, but it backfired with a certain amount of honour. Daniel Massey's mincing portrayal of his godfather Noël Coward wins hands down over all the other impersonations.
Details
Release details
Duration:
174 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Robert Wise
Screenwriter:
William Fairchild
Cast:
Julie Andrews
Richard Crenna
Michael Craig
Daniel Massey
Robert Reed
Bruce Forsyth
Beryl Reid
Jenny Agutter
Richard Crenna
Michael Craig
Daniel Massey
Robert Reed
Bruce Forsyth
Beryl Reid
Jenny Agutter