Imitation of Life

1959

2h 5m

7.4

7.4/10

332 votes

Drama Romance

"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"

Overview

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

family motherhood passing for white

Quick Facts

Release Date	April 9, 1959
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Lana Turner

Lora Meredith

John Gavin

Steve Archer

Sandra Dee

Susie (16)

Susan Kohner

Sarah Jane (18)

Robert Alda

Allen Loomis

Dan O'Herlihy

David Edwards

Juanita Moore

Annie Johnson

Karin Dicker

Sarah Jane (8)

Terry Burnham

Susie (6)

John Vivyan

Young Man

Lee Goodman

Photographer

Ann Robinson

Showgirl

Key Crew

Ross Hunter

Producer

Eleanore Griffin

Screenplay

Douglas Sirk

Director

Allan Scott