Imitation of Life (1959)

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Directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda. The story is a look at early 20th century American race relations. Today, Imitation of Life has been re-evaluated by critics and is now held up as a masterpiece of Douglas Sirk’s directing style.

Directed by Douglas Sirk.

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Released in 1959 by Universal.

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  • actor: Lana Turner
  • actor: John Gavin
  • actor: Robert Alda
  • actor: Sandra Dee
  • actor: Susan Kohner
  • director: Douglas Sirk
  • producer: Ross Hunter
  • cinematographer: Russell Metty
  • composer: Frank Skinner
  • composer: Henry Mancini
  • editor: Milton Carruth
  • costume-designer: Bill Thomas
  • role-name: Steve Archer
  • role-name: Susie, age 16
  • role-name: Sarah Jane, age 18
  • role-name: Lora Meredith
  • role-name: Allen Loomis
  • screenwriter: Fannie Hurst
  • screenwriter: Eleanore Griffin
  • screenwriter: Allan Scott
  • year: 1959
  • studio: Universal

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