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Frances
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6.9The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Released: 1982-12-03140 minDir: Graeme CliffordDramaBudget: $8.0MBox office: $5.0M
Cast
- Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer
- Sam Shepard as Harry York
- Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer
- Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer
- Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele
- James Karen as Juge Hillier
Themes
- strong woman
- falsely accused
- insanity
- movie business
- feminism
- biography
- based on true story
- evil mother
- psychiatric hospital
- female protagonist
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
8,766 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 506473
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- publication date
- 1983-08-26
- title
- Frances
- review score
- 67%
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Categories
1980s biographical drama films1982 American films1982 British films1982 directorial debut films1982 drama films1982 English-language films1982 films1982 independent filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican independent filmsBiographical films about actorsBritish biographical drama filmsBritish independent filmsBrooksfilms filmsEMI Films filmsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about psychiatryFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Graeme CliffordFilms scored by John Barry (composer)Films set in SeattleFilms set in the 1930sFilms set in the 1940s