Frances (1982)

12/03/1982 (US) • 2h 20m

Drama

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

Jessica Lange

Frances Farmer

Sam Shepard

Harry York

Kim Stanley

Lillian Farmer

Bart Burns

Ernest Farmer

James Karen

Judge Hillier

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Lobotomy Doctor

Sarah Cunningham

Alma Styles

Allan Rich

Mr. Bebe


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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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