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Lost in the Stars (1974)

Lost in the Stars poster
Directed by
Daniel Mann
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A South African pastor searches for his son in Johannesburg during apartheid. The story deals with racial injustice and personal loss through song.

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What happens

Lost in the Stars is a 1974 American film version of the Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson musical adaptation of the Alan Paton novel Cry, the Beloved Country. The film was produced and released as part of the American Film Theatre, which adapted theatrical works for a subscription-driven cinema series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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