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Star of India (1954)

The most swashbuckling screen adventure in a decade!

Genre : Adventure, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Arthur Lubin
Writer : Herbert Dalmas

Synopsis

Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his estate confiscated by governor Narbonne, for back taxes, and resold to Katrina, a Dutch Countess. Katrina offers to return Pierre's property if he will help her get possession of the 'Star of India,' a fabulous sapphire, held at the moment by Narbonne.

Actors

Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde
Pierre St. Laurent
Leslie Linder
Leslie Linder
Moulai
Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace
Countess Katrina
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Governor Narbonne
John Slater
John Slater
Emile
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla
Von Horst
Basil Sydney
Basil Sydney
King Louis XIV
Yvonne Sanson
Yvonne Sanson
Madame de Montespan
Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell
Ship's Captain

Crews

Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin
Director
Herbert Dalmas
Herbert Dalmas
Screenplay
Raymond Stross
Raymond Stross
Producer
Denis Freeman
Denis Freeman
Additional Dialogue
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Music
C.M. Pennington-Richards
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Director of Photography
Russell Lloyd
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Cedric Dawe
Cedric Dawe
Art Direction
Betty Lee
Betty Lee
Hairdresser
Neville Smallwood
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Department Head
Ernest Holding
Ernest Holding
Production Supervisor
Max Varnel
Max Varnel
Assistant Director
Ken Adam
Ken Adam
Assistant Art Director
Leonard Bulkley
Leonard Bulkley
Sound Mixer
George Burgess
George Burgess
Sound Supervisor
Richard Sidwell
Richard Sidwell
Sound Editor
Austin Dempster
Austin Dempster
Camera Operator
Joan Bridge
Joan Bridge
Color Timer
Ted Cotton
Ted Cotton
Location Manager
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Constance Willis
Constance Willis
Continuity

Posters and backgrounds

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