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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 109 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1288
Category: Video
Actors: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth
Director: Michael Curtiz
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 113 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301973410
UPC: 027616174239
EAN: 9786301973410
ASIN: 6301973410
Release Date: November 29, 1994
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1945
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Amazon.com essential video
For a full dose of pure, unfiltered Joan Crawford, look no further than this slab of scorching film noir. Crawford is in her element as the heroine of James M. Cain's pulp-fiction classic, a ditched wife and mother who is forced to become a waitress. On the strength of Crawford's steely willpower (and maybe those intimidating wide-wing shoulder pads), she constructs an empire of eateries, only to be disappointed by her rotten daughter (Ann Blyth) and a ferret-faced new husband (Zachary Scott). Director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) whips up a storm of atmosphere, and the script is a series of tartly written exchanges. The best lines go to perennial wisecracker Eve Arden, as Crawford's acid-tongued pal--she earned her only Oscar nomination for the role. Commenting on the ungrateful daughter, Arden says, "Alligators have the right idea. They eat their young." Crawford herself took home the best actress Oscar, and the film was a triumphant personal comeback: her longtime studio MGM had released her from her contract before Mildred Pierce came along. Is this great acting? (Pauline Kael called it "heavy breathing.") Whatever Joan Crawford is doing in this movie, it's movie presence at its most formidable. --Robert Horton
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 Joan Crawford in one of her best performances August 4, 2008
entertaining Hollywood picture, a little ahead of its time...a woman who runs her own business but does it for the all the wrong reasons
Mildred Pierce July 25, 2008
Seemed much better than when I was young. I didn't understand the plot then. Second time 'round it was excellent!
MILDRED PIERCE May 27, 2008
I ENJOY ANY JOAN CRAWFORD MOVIES AND THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE. WELL DONE!
Joan At Her Best! May 25, 2008
Good to have this movie in my collection. One of the quintessential Joan Crawford movies. A must have! Acting is superb all the way around, especially Crawford, Blythe, Arden, Scott, and Carson.
True Classic May 10, 2008
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True Joan Crawford classic. I ordered this movie after seeing "Mommie Dearest", which I would also recommend.This movie won Joan Crawford an academy award and while I suspect (although I do not profess to be an expert by any means) that it was awarded more for her longevity in the business rather than for a specific stellar performance, this movie does not disappoint. It has a very interesting story line, particularly in light of the "Mommie Dearest" shadow on her relationship with her own adopted daughter. In the end I would call it a true glimpse of the previous generations' "chick flick".
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