Imitation of Life

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1959 PG-13 2h 5m

7.5 /10

313

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Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Genre

Plot

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.

Director

Writers

Eleanore Griffin Allan Scott Fannie Hurst

Stars

Lana Turner John Gavin Juanita Moore

Cast & Crew

Lana Turner

John Gavin

Juanita Moore

Sandra Dee

Susan Kohner

Sarah Jane (18)

Robert Alda

Dan O'Herlihy

Terry Burnham

Ann Robinson

Troy Donahue

Sandra Gould

Joel Fluellen

Jack Weston

Billy House

Fat Man on Beach

Maida Severn

Than Wyenn

Peg Shirley

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Bess Flowers

Geraldine Moore (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Audience Member

George Barrows

Furniture Mover

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Man at Coney Island (uncredited)

Marching Band Member

George Calliga

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Actor at Audition

Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Joe Darensbourg

Marching Band Member

Marching Band Member

Elinor Donahue

Adolf Eichmann

Himself (Archive Footage)

Cicely Evans

Myrna Fahey

Show Spectator (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Joseph Mell

Eddie Parker

Restaurant Patron

Cosmo Sardo

Audience Member

Jeffrey Sayre

Audience Member

Cap Somers

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

Kenneth, Lora's Butler

Moulin Rouge Dancer

griggs79

9

23 Sep 2024

Imitation of Life is a masterpiece that explores race, class, and privilege in 1950s America. Douglas Sirk's final Hollywood film masterfully contrast...

Geronimo1967

7

24 Jan 2023

Whilst Lana Turner is great in this family drama, the plaudits really ought to go to the sparing appearances of the hugely charismatic Juanita Moore. ...

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