Stardust is a 2007 British fantasy film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film is based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name and stars an ensemble cast including Charlie Cox, Ben Barnes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Ricky Gervais, David Walliams, Nathaniel Parker, Peter O'Toole, David Kelly, Robert De Niro, Mark Heap and Henry Cavill. Narration is by Ian McKellen. In 2008, it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The English village of Wall lies near a stone wall that is the border... with the magical kingdom of Stormhold. A guard is constantly posted at a break in the wall to prevent anyone from crossing. At the beginning of the story, Dunstan Thorne crosses over the wall and into the Wall Market. There, he meets an enslaved princess who offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. Nine months later, the Wall Guard delivers a baby to Dunstan, saying his name is Tristan. Eighteen years later, in the capital of Stormhold, the king is on his deathbed. He throws a ruby into the sky, decreeing that the first of his fratricidal sons to recover it will be the new king.
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| Release date: | August 9, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Matthew Vaughn |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 128 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Dreyer, Neil Gaiman, Matthew Vaughn |
| Editor: | Jon Harris |
| Music by: | Ilan Eshkeri |
| Cinematography: | Ben Davis |
| Screenplay by: | Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn |
| Estimated budget: | $65,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Stardust |
| Genre: | Adventure, Fantasy |