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Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama/film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, also featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett.
Joan Crawford won an Oscar for her role as a hard-working mother who divorces her husband and starts a restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter. The film is a dark and melodramatic story of betrayal, murder and obsession, directed by Michael Curtiz and based on a novel by James M. Cain.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Curtiz
- 1945-10-20
Feb 3, 2021 · Watch the classic film noir starring Joan Crawford as a single mother who becomes a successful restaurateur, but faces betrayal and tragedy. Based on the novel by James M. Cain, this won Crawford the Academy Award for Best Actress and is in the National Film Registry.
- 111 min
- 25.9K
- Primrose Greengage
Joan Crawford's Oscar® winning performance as Mildred Pierce (1945), determined mother of the ever-ungrateful Veda (Ann Blyth), marked Crawford's debut at Warner Brothers after a long career at MGM. Based on the novel by James M. Cain, Mildred Pierce is a dark tale of thwarted desires and the American dream gone wrong. Art Director Anton Grot ...
A classic film noir starring Joan Crawford as a hard-working mother who divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business. She marries a wealthy man who betrays her, and is suspected of killing him after he is found dead at a beach house.
Tied together by a powerhouse performance from Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce blends noir and social drama to soapily intoxicating effect. When Mildred Pierce's (Joan Crawford) wealthy husband...
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- Drama
Mildred Pierce (1945) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
