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Mildred Pierce (1945) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 4, 2003
Budget $1,500,000
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 51 minutes
Country USA
Studio Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• Solange ein Herz schlägt (1950)
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Genre: Mystery, Film-Noir, Romance, Drama, Murder, Suspense, Melodrama, Betrayal, Tear Jerker, Investigation, Infidelity, Love Triangle, Love
Tagline: A mother's love leads to murder.
Plot: A potent mixture of melodrama and film noir, and one of the finest "women's films" of all time -- featuring a standout performance by Joan Crawford. The story begins as the police interrogate Mildred Pierce, a wealthy restaurateur, after finding her second husband shot to death. In flashback, we see Mildred's life: her obsession with Veda, her selfish oldest daughter; her troubled first marriage, which ended in divorce; the tragic death of her younger child. Left with only Veda, Mildred determined to become successful in order to give her the best of everything -- and she succeeded brilliantly. But the harder Mildred worked, the more the patrician Veda despised her. Now the moment of truth has come: will Mildred once again sacrifice herself to protect her child... from being convicted of murder? Adapted from the novel by James M. Cain. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best (Adapted) Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress--Eve Arden and Ann Blyth. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Joan CrawFord.
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| Directed by |
Michael Curtiz
Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, White Christmas |
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| Written by |
James M. Cain
Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Postman Always Rings Twice | |
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| Cast |
Joan Crawford
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Women, Grand Hotel |
 | Ann Blyth
Brute Force, Kismet, The Great Caruso |
 | Jack Carson
Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing Up Baby, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Zachary Scott
The Mask of Dimitrios, The Southerner, Flamingo Road | Eve Arden
Grease, Grease 2, Anatomy of a Murder | Bruce Bennett
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Dark Passage, Sahara | | |
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| Music By |
Max Steiner
Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Arsenic and Old Lace |
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