A
STAR IS BORN - (Warner Bros 1954)
(Release Date: September 19, 2000)
Judy's greatest film performance! Her
great comeback in 1954 after being away from films for 4 years.
Judy was nominated for the Oscar that year, but lost. To this day it is considered
the greatest injustice in Academy Awards history. When Judy sings "The
Man That Got Away" it is one of the most electrifying moments in screen
history. A great film and the best version of this oft-told show business "tragedy."
This is the restored version that was first shown in 1983. The American Film
Institute chose this film as the first to be restored in their new restoration
efforts. Almost all of the missing film was found, and where
there were no visuals (the complete audio soundtrack WAS found), photos were
cleverly used to fill the gaps. Several Garland musical numbers that were long
thought lost were found and placed back in, where they should have bee.
For more detailed information about the saga of the film, check out the compreshensive A
Star Is Born section here in The Judy Room.
This DVD release
includes 3 alternate filmings of The Man That Got Away, as
well as the deleted musical number, When My Sugar Walks Down the
Street, theatrical trailers of this and the 1937 and 1976
(ick!) versions.
The special edition boxed set.
CLICK HERE to go to The Judy Room A
Star Is Born Section!
Previous VHS editions: Above: The 1981 and
1984 boxed editions
(the 1981 edition is the last time the cut
version was available on home video). Below, subsequent slip cover editions:
British VHS edition:
