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Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byKing Vidor
Written byDee Linford (novel)
Screenplay byBorden Chase
D.D. Beauchamp
(as D. D. Beauchamp)
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
StarringKirk Douglas
Jeanne Crain
Claire Trevor
William Campbell
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byVirgil W. Vogel
Music byHans Salter (uncredited)
Herman Stein (uncredited)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • March 24, 1955 (1955-03-24) (New York City)
  • April 27, 1955 (1955-04-27) (Los Angeles)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.2 million (US)[1]

Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Western film starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, and Claire Trevor. Directed by King Vidor, it is based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford (1915–1971). A remake was made for television in 1968 entitled A Man Called Gannon. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.[2]

  1. ^ "The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955", Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  2. ^ "Berlinale 2020: Retrospective 'King Vidor'". Berlinale. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

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