| Description |
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, anamorphic widescreen (aspect 1.85:1), Dolby digital 2.0 mono. |
| Language |
English dialogue, Spanish or French subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. |
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Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Passing (Identity) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hunter, Ross.
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Griffin, Eleanore.
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Scott, Allan, 1907-
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Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987.
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Turner, Lana, 1921-1995.
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Gavin, John.
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Dee, Sandra.
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O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005.
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Kohner, Susan.
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Alda, Robert.
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Moore, Juanita.
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Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972.
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Metty, Russell.
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Carruth, Milton.
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Skinner, Frank.
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Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968.
Imitation of life.
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0783276702 |
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9780783276700 |
| Standard No. |
025192261121 |
| Music No. |
22611 Universal |
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