The Star Maker (1995)
L'uomo delle stelle
In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...
113 min
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
- Release date
- September 21, 1995
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Box office
- $371,674
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Trailer
Cast
- Sergio Castellitto as Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)
- Tiziana Lodato as Beata
- Franco Scaldati as Brigadiere Mastropaolo
- Leopoldo Trieste as Mute
- Leo Gullotta as Vito
- Clelia Rondinella as Anna's mother
- Salvatore Billa as Prince
- Jane Alexander as Princess
- Tony Sperandeo as 1st Baldalamenti
- Tano Cimarosa as Grandpa Bordonaro
- Nicola Di Pinto as Communal Functionary
- Domenico Gennaro as 1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro)
- Antonella Attili as Nurse
- Costantino Carrozza as The Collector
- Carmelo Di Mazzarelli as Old Man in Wheelchair
- Tony Palazzo as Pio Li Fusi
Crew
- Giuseppe Tornatore · Director
- Giuseppe Tornatore · Writer
- Fabio Rinaudo · Writer
- Vittorio Cecchi Gori · Producer
- Rita Rusic · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Dante Spinotti · Cinematographer
- Massimo Quaglia · Editor
- Giuseppe Tornatore · Editor
- Marco Guidone · Casting director
- Francesco Bronzi · Production designer