

Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Jessica LangeFrances Farmer
- Sam ShepardHarry York
- Kim StanleyLillian Farmer
- Bart BurnsErnest Farmer
- Christopher PennockDick Steele
- James KarenJuge Hillier
- Gerald S. O'LoughlinMédecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
- Sarah CunninghamAlma Styles
- Allan RichMr. Bebe
- Woodrow ParfreyDocteur Doyle
Crew
- Graeme CliffordDirector
- Eric BergrenWriter
- Christopher De VoreWriter
- Nicholas KazanWriter
- László KovácsDirector of Photography
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- John WrightEditor
- Jonathan SangerProducer
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