Mildred Pierce
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7.6A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Released: 1945-10-20111 minDir: Michael CurtizCrime, Drama
Cast
- Joan Crawford as Mildred Pierce
- Jack Carson as Wally Fay
- Zachary Scott as Monte Beragon
- Eve Arden as Ida Corwin
- Ann Blyth as Veda Pierce Forrester
- Bruce Bennett as Albert 'Bert' Pierce
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Michael Curtiz
- Screenplay by
- Ranald MacDougall
- Based on
- Mildred Pierce , 1941 novel, by James M. Cain
- Produced by
- Jerry Wald
- Starring
- Joan Crawford Jack Carson Zachary Scott Eve Arden Ann Blyth Bruce Bennett
- Cinematography
- Ernest Haller
- Edited by
- David Weisbart
- Music by
- Max Steiner
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- September 28, 1945 ( 1945-09-28 ) (New York City) October 20, 1945 ( 1945-10-20 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
Key dates
- Published
- 20 October 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Mildred Pierce
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Screenwriter
- Albert Maltz
- Cast member
Article
Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, and featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. Based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain, this was Crawford's first starring role for Warner Bros. Pictures after leaving Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. In 1996, Mildred Pierce was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.
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