A Star Is Born (1976 film)

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A Star Is Born
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Pierson
Screenplay by	Frank Pierson John Gregory Dunne Joan Didion
Based on	A Star Is Born 1937 film by William A. Wellman Robert Carson Dorothy Parker Alan Campbell
Produced by	Jon Peters
Starring	Barbra Streisand Kris Kristofferson
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Peter Zinner
Music by	Roger Kellaway
Production companies	First Artists Barwood Films[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18) (Mann Village Theater) December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19) (United States)
Running time	142 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$80 million[2]

A Star Is Born is a 1976 American musical romantic drama film directed by Frank Pierson, written by Pierson, John Gregory Dunne, and Joan Didion. It stars Barbra Streisand as an unknown singer and Kris Kristofferson as an established rock and roll star who fall in love, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline. A Star Is Born premiered at the Mann Village Theater on December 18, 1976, with a wide release by Warner Bros. the following day. A huge box office success, grossing $80 million on a $6 million budget in North America, the film became the 2nd highest-grossing that year. Reviews praised its performances and musical score, but criticized the screenplay and runtime. At the 49th Academy Awards, the film won Best Original Song for its love theme "Evergreen".

The film is a remake of the 1937 original with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, notably adapted in 1954 as a musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason; and subsequently again in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.