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Imitation of Life (1959)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
“Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!”
Drama, Romance · 2h 05m
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Cast
Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
K
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
J
John Vivyan
Young Man
L
Lee Goodman
Photographer
Ann Robinson
Showgirl
Crew
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
- Screenplay
- Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott
- Novel
- Fannie Hurst
- Director of Photography
- Russell Metty
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini
- Editor
- Milton Carruth
- Producer
- Ross Hunter
Details
- Release date
- 1959-04-09
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures