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Mildred Pierce
Directed by Michael Curtiz
1945•1h 51m•NR•★ 7.7
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery
Synopsis
A determined middle-class mother separates from her husband and bakes pies to build a thriving restaurant empire, sacrificing her wealth and pride to satisfy her monstrously ungrateful, social-climbing daughter. Michael Curtiz and James M. Cain's Oscar-winning noir-melodrama that redefined Joan Crawford's career.
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Michael Curtiz
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CanonContemplative
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
Stories where morality is uncertain and every decision carries a cost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMichael Curtiz
WriterRanald MacDougall
CinematographyErnest Haller
MusicMax Steiner
Principal Cast
Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce
Jack CarsonWally Fay
Zachary ScottMonte Beragon
Eve ArdenIda Corwin
Ann BlythVeda Pierce Forrester
Bruce BennettAlbert 'Bert' Pierce
Lee PatrickMaggie Biederhof
Moroni OlsenInspector Peterson
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 51m (111 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorMichael Curtiz
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures
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