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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002•1h 27m•6.7/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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6.7/10(9)

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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Production

Turner Entertainment Co., Fitzfilm, Turner Classic Movies

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Narrator (voice)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Self - Actress

Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper

Self - Actor

Christina Crawford

Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson

Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Self - Actress

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)

Herbert Kenwith

Self - Director / Friend

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Self - Actress

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'

Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O'Brien

Self - Actress

Anita Page

Anita Page

Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Self - Actress

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Self - Actor

Peter Rogers

Peter Rogers

Self - Friend

Vincent Sherman

Vincent Sherman

Self - Director

Karen Swensen

Self - Crawford Historian

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