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May 28, 1982 · The Lucky Star: Directed by Max Fischer. With Rod Steiger, Louise Fletcher, Lou Jacobi, Brett Marx. In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs.
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A young Jewish boy who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns.
Genie Award for Best Music Score - Art Phillips- WonGenie Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium - Max Fischer- WonThe Lucky Star at IMDbThe Lucky Star at AllMovie- André Fleury (executive producer), Claude Léger (producer)
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This well-wrought family comedy-drama by director Max Fischer is set in Holland during World War II. Young David (Brett Marx) has been separated from his parents because they were taken prisoner by the Nazis and sent away to a concentration camp.
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A Jewish boy (Brett Marx) hiding on a Dutchwoman's (Louise Fletcher) farm acts like a Wild West hero to defeat a German colonel (Rod Steiger).
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Directed by Max Fischer. In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
The story is set in the Netherlands during the Second World War, where the life of a Jewish Goldberg family is cruelly disrupted by the arrival of the German occupier. 13-year-old David Goldberg is a growing boy with vivid fantasies about the Wild West. He dreams of a future as a heroic sheriff.
