The Lucky Star (1980 film)

The Lucky Star is a 1980 Canadian drama film.

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

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