🎬 Drama, Romance

Imitation of Life

"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"

⭐ 7.5/10 1959 2h 5m Dir. Douglas Sirk

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In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

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7.5/10 320 votes

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Year
1959
Runtime
2h 5m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
320
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Douglas Sirk 👤 Lana Turner 👤 John Gavin 👤 Juanita Moore
family motherhood passing for white

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Imitation of Life has a runtime of 2h 5m (2 hours and 5 minutes).
Imitation of Life was directed by Douglas Sirk and released in 1959.
Imitation of Life is a Drama, Romance film (1959).
The cast of Imitation of Life includes Lana Turner, John Gavin, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner.
Imitation of Life has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 320 votes.

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