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| director = [[Arthur Lubin]]
| director = [[Arthur Lubin]]
| producer = Raymond Stross
| producer = Raymond Stross
| writer =
| writer = Herbert Dalmas
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| narrator =
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| starring = [[Cornel Wilde]]
| starring = [[Cornel Wilde]]
| music =
| music = [[Nino Rota]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = C.M. Pennington-Richards
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|studio=Raymond Stross Productions <br>Titanus
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| distributor = [[United Artists]] (US)<br>Eros (UK)
| released = 1954
| released = February 1954 (UK)<br>April 1956 (US)<ref>Of Local Origin
New York Times 23 Apr 1956: 23.</ref>
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}}'''''Star of India''''' ('''''Stella Dell'India'''''' in Italy) is a 1954 British swashbuckling [[adventure film]] in [[Technicolor]] from [[United Artists]], produced by Raymond Stross, directed by [[Arthur Lubin]], that stars [[Cornel Wilde]], [[Jean Wallace]], [[Herbert Lom]], and [[Walter Rilla]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52592</ref>
}}'''''Star of India''''' ('''''Stella Dell'India'''''' in Italy) is a 1954 British-Italian swashbuckling [[adventure film]] in [[Technicolor]] from [[United Artists]], produced by Raymond Stross, directed by [[Arthur Lubin]], that stars [[Cornel Wilde]], [[Jean Wallace]], [[Herbert Lom]], and [[Walter Rilla]].

==Plot==
==Plot==


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==Production==
==Production==
Producer Raymond Stross arrived in Hollywood in March 1953 seeking directors. Arthur Lubin signed and went to Britain to make the film the following month. [[Robert Morley]] was originally meant to be in the cast.<ref>{{cite news|title=LUBIN WILL DIRECT MOVIE IN ENGLAND: Cornel Wilde Heads Cast in 'Star of India' -- Morley Set to Portray Louis XIV|first=Thomas M|last=Pryor|newspaper=New York Times|date=17 April 1953|page= 31}}</ref>
The film was based on a script by Herbert Dalmas which was optioned by British producer Raymond Stross. Stross arrived in Hollywood in March 1953 seeking directors and a star. Arthur Lubin signed and went to Britain to make the film the following month. The cast was to be [[Cornel Wilde]], [[Herbert Lom]] and [[Robert Morley]] as [[Louis XIV]].<ref>{{cite news|title=LUBIN WILL DIRECT MOVIE IN ENGLAND: Cornel Wilde Heads Cast in 'Star of India' -- Morley Set to Portray Louis XIV|first=Thomas M|last=Pryor|newspaper=New York Times|date=17 April 1953|page= 31}}</ref> Wilde's then wife Jean Wallace was also cast.<ref>Bergen to Shoot Part of Life Story Abroad
Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 1 May 1953: B6.</ref>


Stross said "We in England can benefit by using a blend of American and English talent in pictures. The results will be better box office in this country and the mutual understanding developed will also be beneficial. You unquestionably will have much to offer us in techniques and may we modestly assume that we will supply stimuli for you."<ref>Open Still Unexplored Field
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Director Arthur Lubin called the film "a disaster. Wilde wrote the script, he wanted to act, he wanted to direct. We had a producer who had never made a movie before, and I was stuck in the middle of Italy with a bad script".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/justmakingmovies00davi#page/184/mode/1up|title=Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System|pages=184–185|first=Roland L.|last=Davis|publisher=University of Press Mississippi|year=2005}}</ref>
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1953: D4. </ref>


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Director Arthur Lubin called the film "a disaster. Wilde wrote the script, he wanted to act, he wanted to direct. We had a producer who had never made a movie before, and I was stuck in the middle of Italy with a bad script".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/justmakingmovies00davi#page/184/mode/1up|title=Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System|pages=184–185|first=Roland L.|last=Davis|publisher=University of Press Mississippi|year=2005}}</ref>
==Reception==
The film was not released in the US until 1956.
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0046362}}
*{{IMDb title|0046362}}
*[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52592 Star of India] at BFI
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/star-of-india/ Star of India] at Letterbox DVD
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Revision as of 19:00, 9 August 2019

This article is about the film titled "Star of India". For other items of the same name, see Star of India (disambiguation).

Star of India
Directed byArthur Lubin
Written byHerbert Dalmas
Produced byRaymond Stross
StarringCornel Wilde
CinematographyC.M. Pennington-Richards
Music byNino Rota
Production
companies
Raymond Stross Productions
Titanus
Distributed byUnited Artists (US)
Eros (UK)
Release dates
February 1954 (UK)
April 1956 (US)[1]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Italiy
LanguageEnglish

Star of India (Stella Dell'India' in Italy) is a 1954 British-Italian swashbuckling adventure film in Technicolor from United Artists, produced by Raymond Stross, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Herbert Lom, and Walter Rilla.

Plot

A French nobleman (Wilde) is enlisted by a wealthy widow (Wallace) to retrieve a priceless star sapphire, The Star of India, that has been stolen from her jewel collection. He is aided by a Dutch spy, posing as a noblewoman, who has secret designs on the jewel. Both have to contend with the cunning villain (Lom) who stole the gem with the support of the French king, who also seeks to own the fabled jewel.

Cast

Production

The film was based on a script by Herbert Dalmas which was optioned by British producer Raymond Stross. Stross arrived in Hollywood in March 1953 seeking directors and a star. Arthur Lubin signed and went to Britain to make the film the following month. The cast was to be Cornel Wilde, Herbert Lom and Robert Morley as Louis XIV.[2] Wilde's then wife Jean Wallace was also cast.[3]

Stross said "We in England can benefit by using a blend of American and English talent in pictures. The results will be better box office in this country and the mutual understanding developed will also be beneficial. You unquestionably will have much to offer us in techniques and may we modestly assume that we will supply stimuli for you."[4]

Director Arthur Lubin called the film "a disaster. Wilde wrote the script, he wanted to act, he wanted to direct. We had a producer who had never made a movie before, and I was stuck in the middle of Italy with a bad script".[5]

Reception

The film was not released in the US until 1956.

References

  1. ^ Of Local Origin New York Times 23 Apr 1956: 23.
  2. ^ Pryor, Thomas M (17 April 1953). "LUBIN WILL DIRECT MOVIE IN ENGLAND: Cornel Wilde Heads Cast in 'Star of India' -- Morley Set to Portray Louis XIV". New York Times. p. 31.
  3. ^ Bergen to Shoot Part of Life Story Abroad Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 1 May 1953: B6.
  4. ^ Open Still Unexplored Field Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1953: D4.
  5. ^ Davis, Roland L. (2005). Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System. University of Press Mississippi. pp. 184–185.

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