The North Star
6.5
Edouard Binet, an aimless Frenchman, has been travelling in North Africa for many years, and is sailing to Belgium. En route, he meets Sylvie Baron. He introduces her to Nemrod Lobetoum, a rich Egyptian carrying valuable jewelry, and Sylvie and Nemrod become friends. Their friendship escalates to love, which makes Edouard jealous. Days later, Edouard arrives at a rooming house owned by Mme. Louise Baron, Sylvie's mother, wearing blood-stained clothes. It appears that Nemrod was killed on a train after he arrived in France, but Edouard denies any knowledge of what happened. Sylvie suspects that Edouard is responsible for Nemrod's death, but by now her mother has become Edouard's ally.
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Cast
13 people
Simone Signoret
Mme Louise Baron
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Philippe Noiret
Edouard Binet
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
The Postman
Fanny Cottençon
Sylvie Baron
Known for
Conversations with My Gardener
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Julie Jézéquel
Antoinette Baron
Known for
Tandem
Cop or Hood
Liliana Gerace
Jasmina
Known for
Fists in the Pocket
Indiscretion of an American Wife
Gamil Ratib
Nemrod Lobetoum
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Shadow of Evil
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Valesco
Known for
Scout Toujours
Coco Before Chanel
Jean Dautremay
l'ingénieur
Also in
Le Dernier Été
Les Grandes Familles
Pierre Forget
Albert
Known for
The Vanishing
Three Colors: Blue
Jean-Pierre Klein
Moïse
Known for
The Last Metro
Jean Rougerie
Monsieur Baron
Known for
A View to a Kill
Scout Toujours
Dominique Zardi
Le concierge de l'hôtel
Known for
Les Misérables
Delicatessen
Pierre Granier-Deferre Director · Jean Aurenche Writer Michel Grisolia Writer
Worldwide gross $7.7M · First release March 31, 1982 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,700,000
Production
Sara Films
Production
Films A2
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
L'Étoile du Nord
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 31, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
August 10, 1984 · Theatrical · DDR
June 7, 1987 · TV · ZDF
April 9, 1988 · TV · DFF 1
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