The Lucky Star (1980 film)

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

Last updated September 30, 2025

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 .

External links

The Lucky Star at IMDb

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[NYT-1] Canby, Vincent (May 28, 1982). "'LUCKY STAR' FROM CANADA". The New York Times .

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v t e Comedies and dramas written by Jack Rosenthal
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Musicals	Bar Mitzvah Boy (1978) (with lyrics by Don Black)