The Lucky Star (1980 film)
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, 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
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress - Louise Fletcher - Nominated
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (May 28, 1982). "'LUCKY STAR' FROM CANADA". The New York Times.
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