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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

20026.71h 27m

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Fitzgerald
Written by Peter Fitzgerald
Produced by Peter Fitzgerald
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Top 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

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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)

Themes & Keywords

hollywood star

About Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star is a documentary, tv movie film released in 2002 exploring themes of hollywood star. Directed by Peter Fitzgerald, it stars Anjelica Huston, Joan Crawford, Diane Baker. 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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