DVD

Imitation of life / [presented by] Universal International ; produced by Ross Hunter ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott ; directed by Douglas Sirk.

Sirk, Douglas, 1897-1987 (Added Author). Hunter, Ross. (Added Author). Griffin, Eleanore. (Added Author). Scott, Allan, 1906-1995 (Added Author). Turner, Lana, 1921-1995 (Added Author). Gavin, John. (Added Author). Dee, Sandra. (Added Author). O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005 (Added Author). Kohner, Susan, 1936- (Added Author). Alda, Robert. (Added Author). Moore, Juanita. (Added Author). Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 (Added Author). Metty, Russell. (Added Author). Carruth, Milton. (Added Author). Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968 (Added Author). Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 Imitation of life. (Added Author). Universal-International (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0783276702
ISBN: 9780783276700
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, [2002]
Copyright: ©1959

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1 encoding, anamorphic widescreen (aspect 1.85:1), Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Language Note:	English dialogue, Spanish or French subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1960: Nominated, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Susan Kohner ); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Juanita Moore). Golden Globes, USA, 1960: Won, Best Supporting Actress (Susan Kohner); Nominated, Best Supporting Actress (Juanita Moore).