Frances
Trama
La biografia di Frances Farmer, attrice hollywoodiana brava, ma sfortunatissima. Sedicenne, Frances turba il perbenista ambiente di Seattle, negli anni Trenta, con un saggio sulla "morte di Dio", che la fa sospettare di filocomunismo, sospetti aggravati da un viaggio in Urss. La ragazza, che vuol diventare attrice, tenta dapprima la via del teatro, poi quella del cinema. Ma l'ambiente cinematografico, contestato, la distrugge. Frances scende sempre piĆ¹ in basso, sino all'alcolismo ed alla clinica psichiatrica
(1982) Dramma
Data rilascio : 03/12/1982
regia di Graeme Clifford
Budget : 8.000.000,00 $
Incasso : 5.000.000,00 $
Cast
Jessica Lange - Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard - Harry York
Kim Stanley - Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns - Ernest Farmer
Christopher Pennock - Dick Steele
James Karen - Judge Hillier
Gerald S. O'Loughlin - Lobotomy Doctor
Sarah Cunningham - Alma Styles
Allan Rich - Mr. Bebe
Woodrow Parfrey - Dr. Doyle
Jack Riley - Bob Barnes
Darrell Larson - Louella's Spy
Jordan Charney - Harold Clurman
John Randolph - Kindly Judge
Keone Young - Chinese Doctor
Bonnie Bartlett - Studio Stylist
Jeffrey DeMunn - Clifford Odets
Lane Smith - Dr. Symington
Jonathan Banks - Hitchhiker
James Brodhead - Desk Sergeant
Jane Jenkins - Lady at Roosevelt Hotel
Daniel Chodos - "No Escape" Director
Rod Colbin - Sentencing Judge
Donald Craig - Ralph Edwards
Lee de Broux - "Flowing Gold" Director
Jack Fitzgerald - Clapper Man
Nancy Foy - Autograph Girl
Anne Haney - Hairdresser
Richard L. Hawkins - Bum on Street
Patricia Larson - Mrs. Hillier
Albert Lord - "Flowing Gold" A.D.
Vincent Lucchesi - Arresting Sergeant
Jack Manning - Studio Photographer
Rod Pilloud - Martoni Kaminski
Larry Pines - Man on Phone / Bookie Joint
David Schroeder - Studio Lawyer
Helen Schustack - Wardrobe Mistress
Sandra Seacat - Drama Teacher
Charles Seaverns - Real Estate Man
Karin Strandjord - Connie
Vern Taylor - Studio Executive
Andrew Winner - Firechief
Biff Yeager - Motorcycle Cop
Alexander Zale - Man in Screening Room
Paul Fleming - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
M.C. Gainey - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Roger Galloway - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Matthew Goldsby - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Paul Keith - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
F. William Parker - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Charles Shull - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Teda Bracci - Mental Patient
Jan Burrell - Mental Patient
Flo Di Re - Mental Patient
Dodds Frank - Mental Patient
Patricia Gaul - Mental Patient
Robin Ginsburg - Mental Patient
Pamela Gordon - Mental Patient
Anjelica Huston - Mental Patient
Jamie Johnston - Mental Patient
Ola Kauffman - Mental Patient
Donna Lamana - Mental Patient
Sharmagne Leland-St. John - Mental Patient
Jane Lillig - Mental Patient
Alexandra Melchi - Mental Patient
Patricia Post - Mental Patient
Zelda Rubinstein - Mental Patient
Nina Schneider - Mental Patient
Marlene Silvers - Mental Patient
Vicki Williams - Mental Patient
Susan Wolf - Mental Patient
Tom Amundsen - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Anne Haslett - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Barry Jamesby - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Leonard Lookabaugh - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Oceana Marr - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Vahan Moosekian - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Tom Pletts - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Eileen T'Kaye - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Lila Waters - Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Charles Prior - Soldier
Carl Kraines - Soldier
Kevin Costner - Luther (uncredited)
Dennis Crosswhite - Orderly (uncredited)
David Eisen - Photographer (uncredited)
Ted King - Doctor (uncredited)
Casey MacGill - Singer (uncredited)
Michael Mallory - Seattle Reporter (uncredited)
Rick May - Policeman (uncredited)
Allen Nause - Reporter / Publicist / Photographer (uncredited)
Jayne Taini - Nurse (uncredited)