The Lucky Star (1980 film)

The Lucky Star is a 1980 Canadian drama film.

Plot
A young Jewish boy who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns.

Cast

 * Brett Marx as David Goldberg
 * Rod Steiger as Colonel Gluck
 * Louise Fletcher as Loes Bakker
 * Lou Jacobi as Elia Goldberg
 * Yvon Dufour as Burgomeister
 * Helen Hughes as Rose Goldberg
 * Isabelle Mejias as Marijke
 * Jean Gascon as The Priest
 * Kalman Steinberg as Salomon
 * Pierre Gobeil as Peter

Recognition

 * Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Jean-Guy Montpetit - Won
 * Genie Award for Best Music Score - Art Phillips - Won
 * Genie Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium - Max Fischer - Won
 * Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - Michel Descombes, Patrick Rousseau - Nominated
 * Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - André Fleury, Claude Léger - Nominated
 * Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Brett Marx - Nominated
 * Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Rod Steiger - Nominated
 * Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress - Louise Fletcher - Nominated