Frances

Sanger, Jonathan, (film producer.). Clifford, Graeme, 1942- (film director.). Bergren, Eric, (screenwriter.). De Vore, Christopher, (screenwriter.). Kazan, Nicholas, 1950- (screenwriter.). Lange, Jessica, (actor.). Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 (actor.). Stanley, Kim, (actor.). Burns, Bart, 1918-2007 (actor.). Kovacs, Laszlo, 1933-2007 (director of photography.). Wright, John (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Barry, John, 1933-2011 (composer (expression)). Sylbert, Richard, (production designer.). Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) (publisher.). Brooksfilms (Firm), (production company.). Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Bart Burns. (Cast).

Summary: Depicts Frances Farmer, the notorious 1930s movie star whose impassioned opinions and outspoken behavior created scandal throughout the industry. But when she was betrayed by the studio system and committed to a mental asylum by her domineering mother, Frances descended into a madness that shocked the world--Container.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, 2010.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Special features: Audio commentary with director Graeme Clifford; "A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances" featurette; theatrical trailer. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Laszlo Kovacs ; editor, John Wright ; music, John Barry ; production designer, Richard Sylbert.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Bart Burns.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R, restricted.
System Details Note:	DVD; 16x9 widescreen 1.85:1 DVD screen format; 2.0 Dolby digital (English); monaural Dolby digital (French); region 1.
Language Note:	Audio: English (2.0 Dolby digital), French (monaural Dolby digital); closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Two Academy Awards: Best Actress, Jessica Lange ; Best Supporting Actress, Kim Stanley