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Frances (1982)

03/12/1982 (US)•Drama•2h 20m
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Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.

Overview

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Jessica Lange

      Jessica Lange

      Frances Farmer

    2. Sam Shepard

      Sam Shepard

      Harry York

    3. Kim Stanley

      Kim Stanley

      Lillian Farmer

    4. Bart Burns

      Ernest Farmer

    5. Christopher Pennock

      Dick Steele

    6. James Karen

      James Karen

      Judge Hillier

    7. Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Lobotomy Doctor

    8. Sarah Cunningham

      Alma Styles

    9. Allan Rich

      Allan Rich

      Mr. Bebe

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    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$8,000,000.00

    Revenue$5,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • strong woman
    • falsely accused
    • insanity
    • movie business
    • feminism
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • evil mother
    • psychiatric hospital
    • female protagonist
    • hollywood
    • wrongful imprisonment
    • lost love
    • wrongful arrest
    • wrongful conviction
    • wrong diagnosis
    • lobotomy
    • frances farmer
    • power abuse
    • mother daughter relationship

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