Frances
Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.
1982 · 2h 20m · R
Drama
Directed by
Graeme Clifford
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.
Director and cast
- Graeme Clifford Director
- Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer
- Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer
- Sam Shepard as Harry York
- Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer
- Jonathan Banks as Hitchhiker
- Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele
- Bonnie Bartlett as Studio Stylist
- James Karen as Judge Hillier
- Donald Craig as Ralph Edwards
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lobotomy Doctor
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