The Dollmaker Movie Review 1984

Excellent adaptation of Harriette Arnow's novel. A strong-willed Kentucky mother of five helps move her family to Detroit in the 1940s. Petrie's direction moves the story along and creates a lovely period vision.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 140 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Moms, Period Piece: 1940s, Detroit

Cast

Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Geraldine Page, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley

Director

Daniel Petrie

Producer

Lorimar Telepictures