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Frances
Running Time: 140 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $5,000,000
Produced By: / Associated Film Distribution / Brooks Films / EMI Productions / Universal

Summary:
As played by Jessica Lange, Frances Farmer is a rebel from the word go, winning a high school essay award by writing a piece in defense of Communism. Determining to become an actress, Frances is equally determined not to play the Hollywood game: she ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Jessica Lange (Frances Farmer)
Kim Stanley (Lillian Farmer)
Sam Shepard (Harry York)
Bart Burns (Ernest Farmer)
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Review:
Graeme Clifford's exceedingly mediocre film on the tragic life of actress Frances Farmer provided the breakthrough role for Jessica Lange, who gives one of the finest performances of the decade. Whether one accepts the filmmakers' notion that Farmer ... Continue >>