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The Women
Directed by George Cukor
1939•2h 13m•NR•★ 7.2
Comedy
Synopsis
In Manhattan luxury salons and a Reno divorce ranch, a devoted wife and mother discovers her husband is having an affair with a ruthless department-store perfume counter girl, surrounded by gossiping socialites whose razor-sharp claws tear reputations to shreds: 'L'Amour, the perfume that says yes.' George Cukor and Clare Boothe Luce's legendary, all-female-cast comedy classic starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Paulette Goddard.
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DirectorGeorge Cukor
WriterJane MurfinAnita LoosDonald Ogden StewartF. Scott Fitzgerald
CinematographyOliver T. MarshJoseph Ruttenberg
MusicDavid SnellEdward Ward
Principal Cast
Norma ShearerMary Haines
Joan CrawfordCrystal Allen
Rosalind RussellSylvia Fowler
Mary BolandThe Countess De Lave
Paulette GoddardMiriam Aarons
Joan FontainePeggy Day
Lucile WatsonMrs. Morehead
Phyllis PovahEdith Potter
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Runtime2h 13m (133 mins)
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DirectorGeorge Cukor
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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