Frances (1982)
Overview
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.112 |
Directed By
Graeme Clifford
Crew
John Barry
Graeme Clifford
John Wright
Patricia Norris
Jonathan Sanger
László Kovács
Robert L. Stevenson
Nicholas Kazan
Marie Yates
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
Jane Jenkins
Toni-Ann Walker
Charles Mulvehill
Dorothy J. Pearl
Janet Hirshenson
Nadia
Elisabeth Leustig
Charles Mulvehill
Nancy Foy
Melanie Levitt
John Barry
Michael Green
Jerry Wills
Wendy Sterne Brown
Ed Milkovich
Matt Springman
Robert M. Stevens
Arthur Shippee
Joseph E. Thibo
Patrick R. Norris
Ray Mercer Jr.
Norman B. Schwartz
Florence Avery
G. Tony Scarano
Cliff Kohlweck
Albert Woodbury
Nancy Martinelli
Kenneth Hall
Kathy Virkler
Kay Rose
Larry Singer
John B. Schuyler
Paul Caven
Robert J. Litt
George Ressler
Deahdra Scarano
G. Fern Weber
Mike Higelmire
George Gaines
Daniel C. Gold
William A. Parks
Gemma La Mana
Charles Woolf
Neil Brody
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Emad Helmey
Elliot Tyson
Joe O'Har
James L. Wills
Aubrey Head
Leonard Lookabaugh
Vince Heileson
Deborah Rosen
Elisabeth Leustig
Jack Leustig
Walt Freitas
O.T. Henderson
Pat Orseth
Linda Phillips-Palo
Richmond L. Aguilar
Carole Noia
Paul Casella Jr.
Donah Bassett
Blanche Bisbing
Teresa Stokovic
Richard Sylbert
Michael Colgan
Robert Nichols II
Victoria Sampson
David M. Ronne
Ida Random
TOP 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
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