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Stardust

- This summer a star falls. The chase begins.

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

Release Date : 2007-08-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesMarvVaughn Productionsdi Bonaventura PicturesIngenious Media

Production Country : IcelandUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tristan Thorn

Original Name : Charlie Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yvaine

Original Name : Claire Danes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lamia

Original Name : Michelle Pfeiffer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Septimus

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Primus

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Shakespeare

Original Name : Robert De Niro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victoria

Original Name : Sienna Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Empusa

Original Name : Sarah Alexander

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mormo

Original Name : Joanna Scanlan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ditchwater Sal

Original Name : Melanie Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tertius

Original Name : Mark Heap

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secundus

Original Name : Rupert Everett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sextus

Original Name : David Walliams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quintus

Original Name : Adam Buxton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quartus

Original Name : Julian Rhind-Tutt

Gender : Male

Character Name : King

Original Name : Peter O'Toole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Una / Slave Girl

Original Name : Kate Magowan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bernard

Original Name : Jake Curran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : David Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dunstan Thorn

Original Name : Nathaniel Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferdy the Fence

Original Name : Ricky Gervais

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinny Pirate

Original Name : Dexter Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Humphrey

Original Name : Henry Cavill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Mark Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Bernard

Original Name : Olivia Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Ian McKellen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Dunstan Thorn

Original Name : Ben Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Scientist

Original Name : Bimbo Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victorian Academic

Original Name : Alastair MacIntosh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grumpy Customer

Original Name : Darby Hawker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Monday

Original Name : Frank Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop

Original Name : Struan Rodger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soothsayer

Original Name : George Innes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lackey

Original Name : Grant Burgin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yvaine's Sister

Original Name : Eliot Sumner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Pirate

Original Name : Terry Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Geoff Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : New Bishop

Original Name : Mark Burns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Rab Affleck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Carlos Besse Peres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Elwin 'Chopper' David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Adam Fogerty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Jordan Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pirate

Original Name : Spencer Wilding

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bishop's Assistant

Original Name : Philip Harvey

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-24

Sir Ian McKellan introduces us to the young "Dunstan" (Ben Barnes) who hops over the wall and encounters a young girl, enslaved by an enchanted chain. Neither are slow on the uptake, and into her wagon they go... Nine months later, a package arrives at their door and we meet "Tristan". Many years later, he (now Charlie Cox) proves to be a bit of a chip off the old block, and when told of his progeny decides that he, too fancies a trip over the wall. This time, though, he wants to fetch a piece of a fallen star for his love "Victoria" (Sienna Miller). On his search, he encounters the beautiful "Yvaine" (Claire Danes) without realising that she is the personification of the star and that both are now the targets of the nasty witch "Lamia" (Michelle Pfeiffer) who wants the star to restore her power. Right from the start, this film consists of an entertaining series of escapades with a strong, characterful, cast including a mischievous Peter O'Toole as a king quite content to see his children fight to the death for the right to succeed him; and Robert de Niro as the captain of a flying pirate ship notorious for his menacing and dastardly deeds (but who has his own not-so-well hidden secret). The story is engaging, sometimes quite amusing, and the visual effects - especially towards the conclusion - work well with plenty of chemistry between Danes and Cox. It's too long, there's no denying that, and maybe we could have condensed the first twenty minutes better, but Pfeiffer is a good baddie and there is plenty of action to keep it going. Not sold on the Take That song at the end (apparently, neither was Miss Pfeiffer), but it's still a well crafted fantasy adventure that I quite enjoyed.