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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Cast
Julie Andrews
Gertrude Lawrence
Richard Crenna
Richard Aldrich
Michael Craig
Sir Anthony Spencer
Daniel Massey
Noël Coward
Robert Reed
Charles Fraser
Bruce Forsyth
Arthur Lawrence
Beryl Reid
Rose
John Collin
Jack Roper
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Writers
- William Fairchild
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Earned back only 98% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Robert Wise, shot by Ernest Laszlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lennie Hayton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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ERA
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Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Julie Andrews and Richard Crenna and Michael Craig carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Happiness is a girl called Julie!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Robert Wise directs. Ernest Laszlo behind the camera. Lennie Hayton scores. William Reynolds cuts. A long sit — settle in. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 176 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Earned back only 98% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 358 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by Robert Wise, shot by Ernest Laszlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Lennie Hayton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Julie Andrews and Richard Crenna and Michael Craig carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Happiness is a girl called Julie!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0063642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ernest Laszlo
- Original score
- Lennie Hayton
- Editing
- William Reynolds
- Production design
- Boris Leven
- Costume design
- Donald Brooks
- Runtime
- 176 min · 2h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.78:1 (16:9)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,320,000
- Box office
- $14,000,000
- Return
- 98% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
- IMDB
- Star! (1968)
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 · 2,377 votes
- MPAA
- G
Awards
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 1 win & 11 nominations total
Also by
Robert Wise
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- RO
Robert Wise Productions
20th Century Fox
US
Key crew
- ProducerSaul Chaplin
- Production DesignBoris Leven
- EditorWilliam Reynolds
- Costume DesignDonald Brooks
- Set DecorationHoward Bristol
- Set DecorationWalter M. Scott
- StuntsPaula Dell
- Utility StuntsDar Robinson
- Mechanical DesignerGerald Endler
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- musical
- singing
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1968-10-22G
Also known as
International titles
- Un giorno... di prima mattinaIT
