Imitation of Life1959
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Director
Screenplay
Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott
Actors
Lana Turner, John Gavin, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Ann Robinson, Jack Weston, Steve Carruthers, Myrna Fahey, Joseph Mell
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 125 Minutes
Genres
About the film
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.
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Ratings
7.5tmdb
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