The North Star (1943) |
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| Director(s) | Lewis Milestone |
| Producer(s) | Samuel Goldwyn, William Cameron Menzies |
| Top Genres | Drama, Musical, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
Featured Cast of The North Star See More »
Anne Baxter(as Marina Pavlova)
The North Star
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1943
The North Star
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1943
Anne Baxter
(as Marina Pavlova)
Dana Andrews(as Kolya Simonov)
The North Star
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1943
The North Star
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1943
Dana Andrews
(as Kolya Simonov)
Walter Huston(as Dr. Pavel Grigorich Kurin)
The North Star
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1943
The North Star
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1943
Walter Huston
(as Dr. Pavel Grigorich Ku...)
Walter Brennan(as Karp)
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The North Star
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Walter Brennan
(as Karp)
Ann Harding(as Sophia Pavlova)
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The North Star
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1943
Ann Harding
(as Sophia Pavlova)
Jane Withers(as Clavdia Kurina)
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1943
The North Star
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1943
Jane Withers
(as Clavdia Kurina)
Farley Granger(as Damian Simonov)
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1943
The North Star
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1943
Farley Granger
(as Damian Simonov)
Erich von Stroheim(as Dr. von Harden)
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The North Star
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1943
Erich von Stroheim
(as Dr. von Harden)
The North Star Overview:
The North Star (1943) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by Samuel Goldwyn and William Cameron Menzies.
Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Perry Ferguson; Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | James Wong Howe | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Aaron Copland | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Lillian Hellman | Nominated |
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The North Star (1943)
The North Star (AKA Armored Attack) Directed by Lewis Milestone Written by Lillian Hellman 1943/USA The Samuel Goldwyn Company First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video If you can set aside any knowledge of Ukrainian or Soviet history, this odd mixture of folk musical and Nazi-resistance drama i... Read full article
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The North Star Quotes:
[Kolya gets ready to start his crippled plane's bombing run]
Kolya Simonov, air force man: Now get ready for it. This is going to be for my father, for me, for my village and for people I've never seen. Those are big words... I guess I'll have to stand by them now. I'm coming down and it's going to hurt you! And I'm coming down just where I want to, because I was a good bombadier and a good pilot, too!
Kolya Simonov, air force man: Now get ready for it. This is going to be for my father, for me, for my village and for people I've never seen. Those are big words... I guess I'll have to stand by them now. I'm coming down and it's going to hurt you! And I'm coming down just where I want to, because I was a good bombadier and a good pilot, too!
Clavdia Kurina, doctor's granddaughter:
We *are* women. Different things go on in our heads. That's what makes us attractive.
Clavdia Kurina, doctor's granddaughter:
Oh Grandpa, Anna, somebody help me, make me do something right - the way everybody else does. Keep me from being so frightened. Keep me from crying. Please!
Dr. von Harden:
[Contemptuously to Richter] Do not beg my pardon so often. Doctor good manners don't make a good surgeon.
Sophia Pavlova, Rodion's wife:
A long time ago, this is the way I wore my hair.
Olga Pavlova, Marina's little sister: Were you pretty, Mama, when you were young?
Sophia Pavlova, Rodion's wife: I'm not so old, little one.
Marina Pavlova: Mama's pretty now and she's not old. It's only that your are so young.
Olga Pavlova, Marina's little sister: I'm not so young! There are plenty that are younger.
Rodion Pavlov, leader of mounted guerrillas: Yes, and there always will be.
See More Quotes from The North StarOlga Pavlova, Marina's little sister: Were you pretty, Mama, when you were young?
Sophia Pavlova, Rodion's wife: I'm not so old, little one.
Marina Pavlova: Mama's pretty now and she's not old. It's only that your are so young.
Olga Pavlova, Marina's little sister: I'm not so young! There are plenty that are younger.
Rodion Pavlov, leader of mounted guerrillas: Yes, and there always will be.
The North Star Facts
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Film debut of Farley Granger.
This is one of the films deemed "subversive" by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in October, 1947, at the height of the McCarthy "Red Scare" era. The committee decided that, even though Russia was our ally against Nazi Germany in World War II - when this film was made - the movie's sympathetic portrayal of Russian peasants and guerrillas who were fighting off Nazi forces was an "endorsement" of Communism.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 3, 1944 with Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Jane Withers and Farley Granger reprising their film roles.