1959
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
7.5
300
June 26, 1959
2h 5m
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Original Title
Imitation of Life
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
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Revenue
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Production Companies
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Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
River of Grass
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
King of the Underworld
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Imitation of Life
On the Beach
Entranced Earth
At Middleton
3 Faces
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Brides of Dracula
All That Heaven Allows
Gloria
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
The Bad News Bears
Suddenly, Last Summer
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Director
Douglas Sirk
Writer
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Producer
Ross Hunter
Composer
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Screenplay
Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott
Lana Turner
Role: Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Role: Steve Archer
Juanita Moore
Role: Annie Johnson
Sandra Dee
Role: Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Role: Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Role: Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
Role: David Edwards
Karin Dicker
Role: Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Role: Susie (6)
John Vivyan
Role: Young man
Lee Goodman
Role: Photographer
Ann Robinson
Role: Showgirl
Troy Donahue
Role: Frankie
Sandra Gould
Role: Receptionist
David Tomack
Role: Mr. McKenney
Joel Fluellen
Role: Minister
Jack Weston
Role: Stage manager
Billy House
Role: Fat Man on Beach
Maida Severn
Role: Teacher
Than Wyenn
Role: Romano
Peg Shirley
Role: Fay
Mahalia Jackson
Role: Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
Role: Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Role: Party Guest
Alex Ball
Role: Audience Member
George Barrows
Role: Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
Role: Man at Coney Island
Teddy Buckner
Role: Marching Band Member
George Calliga
Role: Security
Steve Carruthers
Role: Actor at Audition
Richard Collier
Role: McKinney
Paul Cristo
Role: Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Role: Marching Band Member
Robert Darin
Role: Waiter
Mike De Lay
Role: Marching Band Member
Elinor Donahue
Role: Lora's Friend
Adolf Eichmann
Role: Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
Role: Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
Role: Iris Dawn
George Ford
Role: Show Spectator (uncredited)
Tedd Hadfield
Role: Cop
Lynne Hunter
Role: Teacher
Nelson Leigh
Role: Doctor
Paul Levitt
Role: Waiter
John McNamara
Role: Doctor
Joseph Mell
Role: Watchman
Eddie Parker
Role: Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
Role: Restaurant Patron
Cosmo Sardo
Role: Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Role: Audience Member
Cap Somers
Role: Truck Driver
Ted Thorpe
Role: Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
Role: Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Rodney Bieber
Role: Moulin Rouge Dancer
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