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Imitation of Life (1959)

Film · 1959 · 125 min · NR · Drama · Romance

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

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.

Directed by Douglas Sirk

Starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore, Karin Dicker

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In cinemas17 March 1959
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First release anywhere9 April 1959

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