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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-08-01
66%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Fitzfilm
Movie: Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Top 10 Billed Cast
Anjelica Huston
Narrator (voice)
Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Diane Baker
Self - Actress
Charles Busch
Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
Ben Cooper
Self - Actor
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Judy Geeson
Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'
Virginia Grey
Self - Actress
Sydney Guilaroff
Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)
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In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.
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2002-08-01
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