Frances
1982 · Movie · 2h 20m · R
Drama
"Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true."
Overview
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
48/100
Key crew
- Graeme CliffordDirector
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Eric BergrenWriter
- Christopher De VoreWriter
- Nicholas KazanWriter
Cast
- Jessica LangeFrances Farmer
- Sam ShepardHarry York
- Kim StanleyLillian Farmer
- Bart BurnsErnest Farmer
- Christopher PennockDick Steele
- James KarenJuge Hillier
- Gerald S. O'LoughlinMédecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
- Sarah CunninghamAlma Styles
- Allan RichMr. Bebe
- Woodrow ParfreyDocteur Doyle
- Jack RileyBob Barnes
- Darrell LarsonLouella's Spy
Stills
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Themes
strong womanfalsely accusedinsanitymovie businessfeminismbiographybased on true storyevil motherpsychiatric hospitalfemale protagonisthollywoodwrongful imprisonment