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19822h 20mREnglish

Frances

Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.

6.9
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The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

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DirectorGraeme Clifford

Keywords

strong womanfalsely accusedinsanitymovie businessfeminismbiographybased on true storyevil motherpsychiatric hospitalfemale protagonisthollywoodwrongful imprisonmentlost lovewrongful arrestwrongful convictionwrong diagnosislobotomyfrances farmerpower abusemother daughter relationship
Budget$8M
Box Office$5M

Cast

Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer

Jessica Lange

Frances Farmer

Sam Shepard as Harry York

Sam Shepard

Harry York

Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer

Kim Stanley

Lillian Farmer

Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer

Bart Burns

Ernest Farmer

Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele

Christopher Pennock

Dick Steele

James Karen as Juge Hillier

James Karen

Juge Hillier

Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie

Sarah Cunningham as Alma Styles

Sarah Cunningham

Alma Styles

Allan Rich as Mr. Bebe

Allan Rich

Mr. Bebe

Woodrow Parfrey as Docteur Doyle

Woodrow Parfrey

Docteur Doyle