---
title: 'Man Without a Star (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Vidor'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-without-a-star-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048340/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Man Without a Star (1955)

1955 · 89 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Western film starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell, Richard Boone, Mara Corday, and Myrna Hansen. Directed by King Vidor, it is based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952 by Dee Linford (1915–1971). A remake was made for television in 1968 entitled A Man Called Gannon. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor)
- **Screenplay:** [Borden Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/borden-chase), [D. D. Beauchamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-d-beauchamp)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Producer:** [Aaron Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-rosenberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Virgil W. Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-w-vogel)

## Cast

- [George D. Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-d-wallace)
- [Myron Healey](https://cinepixo.com/people/myron-healey)
- [Jim Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-hayward)
- [Jay C. Flippen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-c-flippen)
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone)
- [Bob Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-burns)
- [Frank Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mills)
- [Sheb Wooley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheb-wooley)
- [Ethan Laidlaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-laidlaw)
- [Jack Elam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-elam)
- [William Challee](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-challee)
- [Mara Corday](https://cinepixo.com/people/mara-corday)
- [Jeanne Crain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-crain)
- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)
- [Eddy Waller](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-waller)

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