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Imitation of life
Title
Imitation of life [videorecording] / Universal International presents ; produced by Ross Hunter ; directed by Douglas Sirk ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott.
ISBN
0783276702
Edition
Widescreen version
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, c2002.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect), Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.
DVD release of the 1959 motion picture by Universal.
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson.
English dialogue with optional Spanish or French subtitles. Closed-captioned.
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.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 02, 2010
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.
System details note
DVD.
Audience
Not rated.
Videorecording number
22611 Universal
Subjects
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Universal-International (Firm)
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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