Imitation of Life (1959)
October 2, 1959Release Date
Imitation of Life (1959)
October 2, 1959Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
John Vivyan
Young man
John Vivyan
Young Man
Lee Goodman
Photographer
Douglas Sirk
Director
Ann Robinson
Showgirl
Eleanore Griffin
Writer
Troy Donahue
Frankie
Allan Scott
Writer
Sandra Gould
Receptionist
Fannie Hurst
Writer
David Tomack
Mr. McKenney
Joel Fluellen
Minister
Ross Hunter
Producer
Jack Weston
Stage manager
Frank Skinner
Composer
Russell Metty
Cinematographer
Billy House
Fat Man on Beach
Maida Severn
Teacher
Milton Carruth
Editor
Than Wyenn
Romano
Peg Shirley
Fay
Mahalia Jackson
Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Party Guest
Alex Ball
Audience Member
George Barrows
Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
Man at Coney Island
Teddy Buckner
Marching Band Member
George Calliga
Security
Steve Carruthers
Actor at Audition
Richard Collier
McKinney
Paul Cristo
Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Marching Band Member
Robert Darin
Waiter
Mike De Lay
Marching Band Member
Elinor Donahue
Lora's Friend
Adolf Eichmann
Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
Iris Dawn
George Ford
Show Spectator
Tedd Hadfield
Cop
Lynne Hunter
Teacher
Nelson Leigh
Doctor
Paul Levitt
Waiter
John McNamara
Doctor
Joseph Mell
Watchman
Eddie Parker
Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
Restaurant Patron
Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Audience Member
Cap Somers
Truck Driver
Ted Thorpe
Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
Kenneth, Lora's Butler
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Norman Deming
Production Manager
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Bill Thomas
Costume Designer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Paul Francis Webster
Songs
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist
Sammy Fain
Songs
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist
Joe Lapis
Sound
Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director
Pat Westmore
Hairstylist
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 2, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCalifornia · Los Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender. Imitation of Life is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name; the first, directed by John M. Stahl, was released in 1934.
The film's top-billed stars are Lana Turner and John Gavin, and the cast also features Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda and Juanita Moore. Kohner and Moore received Academy Award nominations for their performances. Gospel music star Mahalia Jackson appears as a church choir soloist.
In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected Imitation of Life for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The original 1934 version of Imitation of Life was added to the National Film Registry in 2005.