Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life, the 1959 film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life, produced and released by Universal Pictures as a vehicle for Lana Turner

Starring

▶ Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Mahalia Jackson, Troy Donahue, John Gavin,  …

Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore

Published

1959, April 17th 1959

Director

Douglas Sirk

Writer

Fannie Hurst, Allan Scott, Eleanore Griffin

Runtime

125 Minutes

Producer

Ross Hunter

Origin

the United States

Distributor

Universal Studios

Composer

Henry Mancini, Frank Skinner, Sammy Fain, Frank Skinner

Cinematographer

Russell Metty

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation_of_Life_(1959_film)

Budget

$2,000,000; $2,000,000.0.0

Languages

English

Class

film, award-winning work, published adaptation

Adaptation of

Imitation of Life

Produced

1959

Related Websites

http://www.tcf.ua.edu/classes/Jbutler/T440/ImitationOfLife1959Illustrations.htm

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IMDB Page

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052918/

Attributes

drama, romance, drama, remake

MovieLens Score

3.70987654320988

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Imitation_of_Life_%281959_film%29

Rare Terms

"the imitation of life (1959 film)"

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