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The Lucky Star
80%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
The Lucky Star (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Lucky Star (1982) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Lucky Star 80% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Lucky Star is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
80%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-05-28
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 405409
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Where can I watch The Lucky Star (1982)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Lucky Star?
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What is The Lucky Star about?
In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs.
Is there an AI analysis for The Lucky Star?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Lucky Star?
The official runtime for The Lucky Star is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Rod Steiger
Colonel Gluck

Louise Fletcher
Loes Bakker

Lou Jacobi
Elia Goldberg

Brett Marx
David Goldberg
- Y
Yvon Dufour
Burgomeister
- H
Helen Hughes
Rose Goldberg

Isabelle Mejias
Marijke

Jean Gascon
The Priest

Pierre Gobeil
Peter

Guy L'Écuyer
Antique Dealer

Rijk de Gooyer
1st Gestapo Officer

Derek de Lint
Lieutenant Steiner

Aubert Pallascio
Kees

Lex Goudsmit
Gendarme
- H
Henry Gamer
Commissionaire

Hans Cornelissen
2nd Gestapo Officer
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