The Lucky Star (1980 film)

The Lucky Star
Directed by	Max Fischer
Written by	Max Fischer Jack Rosenthal
Produced by	(executive producer) (associate producer) (producer)
Starring	Brett Marx Rod Steiger Louise Fletcher
Cinematography	Frank Tidy
Edited by
Music by	Art Phillips
Production company	Tele-Metropole International
Distributed by	Manson International
Release dates	August 22, 1980 (1980-08-22) (Montreal Film Festival) May 28, 1982 (1982-05-28) (U.S.)
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$ 3,700,000 (estimated)

The Lucky Star is a 1980 Canadian drama film.^[1]

Plot[]

A young Jewish boy who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns.

Cast[]

• Brett Marx as David Goldberg
• Rod Steiger as Colonel Gluck
• Louise Fletcher as Loes Bakker
• Lou Jacobi as Elia Goldberg
• Yvon Dufour as Burgomeister
• Helen Hughes as Rose Goldberg
• Isabelle Mejias as Marijke
• Jean Gascon as The Priest
• Kalman Steinberg as Salomon
• Pierre Gobeil as Peter

Recognition[]

• 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, - 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
• Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress - Louise Fletcher - Nominated

References[]

External links[]

• The Lucky Star at IMDb
• The Lucky Star at AllMovie

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