Imitation of Life (1959)
Lora is een actrice die het maar niet lukt om door te breken. Op een dag aan het strand ontmoeten Lora en haar dochtertje de zwarte Annie en haar dochtertje Sarah Jane, die een blank uiterlijk heeft.
Regiseur:
Douglas Sirk
Schrijvers:
Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott.
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Lana Turner as Lora Meredith |
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John Gavin as Steve Archer |
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Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson |
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Sandra Dee as Susie (16) |
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Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane (18) |
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Robert Alda as Allen Loomis |
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Dan O'Herlihy as David Edwards |
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Karin Dicker as Sarah Jane (8) |
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Terry Burnham as Susie (6) |
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John Vivyan as Young man |
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Lee Goodman as Photographer |
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Ann Robinson as Showgirl |
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Troy Donahue as Frankie |
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Sandra Gould as Receptionist |
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David Tomack as Mr. McKenney |
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Joel Fluellen as Minister |
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Jack Weston as Stage manager |
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Billy House as Fat Man on Beach |
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Maida Severn as Teacher |
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Than Wyenn as Romano |
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Peg Shirley as Fay |
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Mahalia Jackson as Choir Soloist |
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Bess Flowers as Geraldine Moore (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker as Party Guest |
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Alex Ball as Audience Member |
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George Barrows as Furniture Mover |
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Chet Brandenburg as Man at Coney Island (uncredited) |
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Teddy Buckner as Marching Band Member |
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George Calliga as Security |
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Steve Carruthers as Actor at Audition |
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Richard Collier as McKinney |
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Paul Cristo as Show Spectator |
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Joe Darensbourg as Marching Band Member |
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Robert Darin as Waiter |
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Mike De Lay as Marching Band Member |
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Elinor Donahue as Lora's Friend |
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Adolf Eichmann as Himself (Archive Footage) |
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Cicely Evans as Louis Morton |
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Myrna Fahey as Iris Dawn |
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George Ford as Show Spectator (uncredited) |
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Tedd Hadfield as Cop |
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Lynne Hunter as Teacher |
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Nelson Leigh as Doctor |
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Paul Levitt as Waiter |
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John McNamara as Doctor |
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Joseph Mell as Watchman |
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Eddie Parker as Cop at Funeral |
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Waclaw Rekwart as Restaurant Patron |
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Cosmo Sardo as Audience Member |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Audience Member |
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Cap Somers as Truck Driver |
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Ted Thorpe as Dog Owner |
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Napoleon Whiting as Kenneth, Lora's Butler |
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Rodney Bieber as Moulin Rouge Dancer |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ross Hunter | Producer |
| Writing | Eleanore Griffin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Douglas Sirk | Director |
| Writing | Allan Scott | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Clifford Stine | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Fannie Hurst | Novel |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Art | Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Earl Grant | Theme Song Performance |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Designer |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sammy Fain | Songs |
| Sound | Paul Francis Webster | Songs |
| Camera | Eddie Pyle | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn F. Reynolds | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Ledge Haddow | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martha Bunch | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Marcellino | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Norman Deming | Production Manager |
| Directing | Wilson Shyer | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roy Vaughn | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Westmore | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rydo Loshak | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Don Morgan | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Henry Janssen | Sound |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Directing | Luanna Sherman | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosamonde Lytele | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |