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Imitation of Life (1959) is an American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender. Imitation of Life is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst 's 1933 novel of the same name; the first, directed by ...
Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
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- Drama
- Douglas Sirk
- 1959-03-20
A widow and her daughter hire a Black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter, who face racial and identity issues as they become wealthy. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- John M. Stahl
- 1934-11-26
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Title Song, Credits Earl Grant's vocal, Sammy Fain and Paul Thomas Webster's song, the especially evocative title sequence, from producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk's hit melodrama Imitation Of Life, starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee and Juanita Moore.
- Douglas Sirk, Frank Shaw, Wilson Shyer
- Lana Turner
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1959 film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's novel. See the names, roles and credits of actors, directors, writers, producers and more.
Imitation of Life (1959) Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth - sometimes it takes the harsh realties of life to help us discover who we truly are. 7,503 IMDb 7.8 2 h 5 min 1959. X-Ray 18+. Drama · Emotional · Sad · Touching.
Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth sometimes it takes the harsh realties of life to help us discover who we truly are. The legendary Lana...
