| The Southern Star | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
| Screenplay by | David Pursall Jack Seddon |
| Produced by | Roger Duchet |
| Starring | George Segal Ursula Andress Orson Welles Ian Hendry Johnny Sekka Harry Andrews |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Tristam Cones |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | Euro France Films Capitole Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (International) Rank Film Distributors (France)[1] |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
The Southern Star (French title: L'Étoile du sud) is a 1969 adventure comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring George Segal, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Ian Hendry and Johnny Sekka.[2] In French West Africa in 1912, an extremely valuable diamond is stolen.[3]
It was based on the 1884 novel The Vanished Diamond (French title L'Étoile du sud) by Jules Verne. The film's opening scenes were anonymously directed by Orson Welles - the last time he would direct scenes in another director's film.
- ^ "The Southern Star (1969)". UniFrance. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | L' ETOILE DU SUD (1968)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ SOUTHERN STAR, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 36, Iss. 420, (Jan 1, 1969): 108.
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