Movie
Frances
Overview
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-03
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Brooksfilms, EMI Films, Associated Film Distribution, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer
- Sam Shepard as Harry York
- Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer
- Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer
- Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele
- James Karen as Juge Hillier
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
- Sarah Cunningham as Alma Styles
- Allan Rich as Mr. Bebe
- Woodrow Parfrey as Docteur Doyle
- Jack Riley as Bob Barnes
- Darrell Larson as Louella's Spy
Crew
- Graeme Clifford - Director
- Eric Bergren - Writer
- Christopher De Vore - Writer
- Nicholas Kazan - Writer
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