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The Star

10.0199619mMovieDramaComedy

A young boy who has recently lost his mother finds new meaning when a shooting star lands in his garden.

DirectorDavid Moore
WriterJohn Milarky
ProducersStephen Marsh·Ildikó Kemény

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Cast · Directed by David Moore

GM
Gordon McCorkell
APAlison Peebles
Alison Peebles
SP
Stewart Preston
DBDavid Bradley
David Bradley
PM
Philip McKee
BM
Billy McElhaney
GH
Graeme Hill
AS
Allan Sharpe
SG
Simon Gallagher
SN
Sandy Neilson
KM
Kenneth McGlynn
AM
Angela McDermott

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The Star hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 6, 1996. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.