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'''''Belle Starr''''' is a 1980 American television movie about [[Belle Starr]] starring [[Elizabeth Montgomery]] in the lead role. It was written by [[James Lee Barrett]].
'''''Belle Starr''''' is a 1980 American television movie about [[Belle Starr]] starring [[Elizabeth Montgomery]] in the lead role. It was written by [[James Lee Barrett]].

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The film was one of several Western-themed roles Montgomery played, others including ''Mrs Sundance''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pilato |first=Herbie J |title=Twitch upon a star : the bewitched life and career of Elizabeth Montgomery |year=2012 |page=270}}</ref>

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Montgomery first read the script in 1977. "James Lee Barrett's a wonderful writer," she said. "I liked the way he handled her because it showed her as she was - her relationship with hre son and how she was sleeping with everyone." The network censor insisted scenes depicting Starr's incestuous relationship with her son were deleted." It was the second film Montgomery made under her $1.5 million contract with CBS to make two films a year over three years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1980 |title=tMontgomery's Starr intriguing |work=The Morning News |page=29}}</ref>

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The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called it "a silly, trashy little fantasy."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1980 |title='Belle Starr' a Chi Chi Western |work=Los Angeles Times Part 6 |page=8}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Geno Silva]] as [[Blue Duck (outlaw)|Blue Duck]]
*[[Geno Silva]] as [[Blue Duck (outlaw)|Blue Duck]]
*Michelle Stacy as Pearl Younger
*Michelle Stacy as Pearl Younger
==Production==
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The film was one of several Western-themed roles Montgomery played, others including ''Mrs Sundance''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pilato |first=Herbie J |title=Twitch upon a star : the bewitched life and career of Elizabeth Montgomery |year=2012 |page=270}}</ref>

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It was the second film Montgomery made under her $1.5 million contract with CBS to make two films a year over three years. She first read the script in 1977. "James Lee Barrett's a wonderful writer," she said. "I liked the way he handled her because it showed her as she was - her relationship with her son and how she was sleeping with everyone." The network censor insisted scenes depicting Starr's incestuous relationship with her son were deleted. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1980 |title=tMontgomery's Starr intriguing |work=The Morning News |page=29}}</ref>
==Reception==
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The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called it "a silly, trashy little fantasy."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 1980 |title='Belle Starr' a Chi Chi Western |work=Los Angeles Times Part 6 |page=8}}</ref>



==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:53, 4 January 2025

Belle Starr
Directed byJames Lee Barrett
StarringElizabeth Montgomery
Country of originUnited States
Original release
Release1980 (1980)

Belle Starr is a 1980 American television movie about Belle Starr starring Elizabeth Montgomery in the lead role. It was written by James Lee Barrett.

Cast

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Production

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The film was one of several Western-themed roles Montgomery played, others including Mrs Sundance.[1]

It was the second film Montgomery made under her $1.5 million contract with CBS to make two films a year over three years. She first read the script in 1977. "James Lee Barrett's a wonderful writer," she said. "I liked the way he handled her because it showed her as she was - her relationship with her son and how she was sleeping with everyone." The network censor insisted scenes depicting Starr's incestuous relationship with her son were deleted. [2]

Reception

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The Los Angeles Times called it "a silly, trashy little fantasy."[3]


References

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  1. ^ Pilato, Herbie J (2012). Twitch upon a star : the bewitched life and career of Elizabeth Montgomery. p. 270.
  2. ^ "tMontgomery's Starr intriguing". The Morning News. 2 April 1980. p. 29.
  3. ^ "'Belle Starr' a Chi Chi Western". Los Angeles Times Part 6. 2 April 1980. p. 8.
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