Mildred Pierce Movie Review 1945

Gripping melodrama features Crawford as hard-working divorcee rivaling daughter for man's love. Things, one might say, eventually get ugly. Adaptation of James M. Cain novel is classic of its kind.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, Moms, Film Noir, Romantic Triangles, Books to Film: James M. Cain

Screenplay

Ranald MacDougall

Cast

Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett

Director

Michael Curtiz

Music

Max Steiner

Producer

Warner Bros.

Awards

Oscars 1945: Actress (Crawford), Natl. Film Reg. 1996.