Imitation of life [videorecording] / Universal International presents ; produced by Ross Hunter ; directed by Douglas Sirk ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 22611 | Universal22611Publication details: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios, c2002, c1959.Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0783276702
  • 0783276702 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 21
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson.
Cast: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson.Summary: The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
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DVD DVD Stonewall DVD DVD (2002) 2013 1 Available 1922611211

Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.

DVD release of the 1959 motion picture by Universal.

Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect), Dolby digital 2.0 mono.

Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson.

Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson.

The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.

Not rated.

DVD.

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

English dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles. Closed-captioned.

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