Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life (1959)

"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"

TMDb Score

74

NR 2 hr 5 minMar 17th, 1959Romance, Drama

Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora's thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie's light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.

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DirectorDouglas Sirk

StarringLana TurnerJohn GavinSandra Dee

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as Lora Meredith

as Steve Archer

as Sarah Jane (18)

Movie Details

DVD & Blu-ray Release Date:January 7th, 2003 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Universal International Pictures

Movie Tags:family

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