Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A remake of the 1937 classic this time as a musical about a Hollywood couple going through bad times Would-be singer Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) finds herself taken under the wing of fading star Norman Maine (James Mason) when she saves him from making a drunken fool of himself on stage Changing her name to Vicki Lester Esther becomes a star & is soon married to Norman However as Vicki&s star rises so Norman&s falls Harold Arlen Ira Gershwin songs include & The Man That Got Away& Actors Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford Tommy Noonan Lucy Marlow Amanda Blake & Irving Bacon Director George Cukor Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1954 Languages English Duration 3 hours & 1 minute (approx)