Imitation of life [DVD video]

The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.

General Note:

Based on the novel "Imitation of life" by Fannie Hurst.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Performers:

Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore, Karin Dicker, Terry Burnham, John Vivyan, Lee Goodman, Ann Robinson, Troy Donahue, Sandra Gould, David Tomack, Joel Fluellen, Jack Weston, Billy House, Maida Severn, Than Wyenn, Peg Shirley ; song "Trouble of the world" sung by Mahalia Jackson.

Technical Details:

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.

Accessibility Note:

Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) in English

Subject Term:

Mothers and daughters -- Drama.

Passing (Identity) -- Drama.

Race relations -- Drama.

Feature films -- United States.

Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.

Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.

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