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Imitation of Life (1959) USA / 125 min
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Genre: Drama / Romance /  more »
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.7 (4,315 votes)  more »
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Summary: A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.  more »
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Filmmakers: Douglas Sirk - Director, Eleanore Griffin - Writer (screenplay), Allan Scott - Writer (screenplay), Fannie Hurst - Writer (novel), Ross Hunter - Producer, Russell Metty - Cinematographer, Frank Skinner - Composer, Milton Carruth - Editor  more »
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 Lana Turner ... Lora Meredith 2,100 
John Gavin ... Steve Archer 7,425 
Sandra Dee ... Susie, age 16 5,017 
Susan Kohner ... Sarah Jane, age 18 10,429 
Robert Alda ... Allen Loomis 10,751 
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