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Star of India
“The most swashbuckling screen adventure in a decade!”
4.4 / 10• 1954• 1h 32m•NR• English
AdventureRomance
Storyline
Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his estate confiscated by governor Narbonne, for back taxes, and resold to Katrina, a Dutch Countess. Katrina offers to return Pierre's property if he will help her get possession of the 'Star of India,' a fabulous sapphire, held at the moment by Narbonne.
Cast & Crew
Cornel Wilde
Pierre St. Laurent
Lead
Leslie Linder
Moulai
Jean Wallace
Countess Katrina
Herbert Lom
Governor Narbonne
John Slater
Emile
Walter Rilla
Von Horst
Basil Sydney
King Louis XIV
Yvonne Sanson
Madame de Montespan
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Star of India is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
