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Frances
Directed by
Graeme Clifford
R
1982
2h 20m
Drama
,
Biography
,
and more
7.2
67%
77%
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The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
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Cast of Frances
Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns
Ernest Farmer
Christopher Pennock
Dick Steele
James Karen
Judge Hillier
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lobotomy Doctor
Sarah Cunningham
Alma Styles
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Woodrow Parfrey
Dr. Doyle
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Jordan Charney
Harold Clurman
John Randolph
Kindly Judge
Keone Young
Chinese Doctor
Bonnie Bartlett
Studio Stylist
Jeffrey DeMunn
Clifford Odets
Lane Smith
Dr. Symington
Jonathan Banks
Hitchhiker
James Brodhead
Desk Sergeant
Jane Jenkins
Lady at Roosevelt Hotel
Daniel Chodos
"No Escape" Director
Rod Colbin
Sentencing Judge
Donald Craig
Ralph Edwards
Lee de Broux
"Flowing Gold" Director
Jack Fitzgerald
Clapper Man
Nancy Foy
Autograph Girl
Anne Haney
Hairdresser
Richard L. Hawkins
Bum on Street
Patricia Larson
Mrs. Hillier
Albert Lord
"Flowing Gold" A.D.
Vincent Lucchesi
Arresting Sergeant
Jack Manning
Studio Photographer
Rod Pilloud
Martoni Kaminski
Larry Pines
Man on Phone / Bookie Joint
David Schroeder
Studio Lawyer
Helen Schustack
Wardrobe Mistress
Sandra Seacat
Drama Teacher
Charles Seaverns
Real Estate Man
Karin Strandjord
Connie
Vern Taylor
Studio Executive
Andrew Winner
Firechief
Biff Yeager
Motorcycle Cop
Alexander Zale
Man in Screening Room
Paul Fleming
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
M.C. Gainey
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Roger Galloway
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Matthew Goldsby
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Paul Keith
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
F. William Parker
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Charles Shull
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer
Teda Bracci
Mental Patient
Jan Burrell
Mental Patient
Flo Di Re
Mental Patient
Dodds Frank
Mental Patient
Patricia Gaul
Mental Patient
Robin Ginsburg
Mental Patient
Pamela Gordon
Mental Patient
Anjelica Huston
Mental Patient
Ola Kauffman
Mental Patient
Donna Lamana
Mental Patient
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Mental Patient
Jane Lillig
Mental Patient
Alexandra Melchi
Mental Patient
Patricia Post
Mental Patient
Zelda Rubinstein
Mental Patient
Nina Schneider
Mental Patient
Marlene Silvers
Mental Patient
Vicki Williams
Mental Patient
Susan Wolf
Mental Patient
Tom Amundsen
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Anne Haslett
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Barry Jamesby
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Leonard Lookabaugh
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Oceana Marr
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Vahan Moosekian
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Tom Pletts
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Eileen T'Kaye
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Lila Waters
Doctor / Nurse / Orderly
Charles Prior
Soldier
Carl Kraines
Soldier
Kevin Costner
Luther (uncredited)
Dennis Crosswhite
Orderly (uncredited)
David Eisen
Photographer (uncredited)
Ted King
Doctor (uncredited)
Casey MacGill
Singer (uncredited)
Michael Mallory
Seattle Reporter (uncredited)
Rick May
Policeman (uncredited)
Allen Nause
Reporter / Publicist / Photographer (uncredited)
Jayne Taini
Nurse (uncredited)
Jamie Johnston
Mental Patient
Frances Reviews
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
All the more credit to Lange that she's able to extract something so titanically powerful from material so limiting.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Jessica Lange plays Frances Farmer in a performance that is so driven, that contains so many different facets of a complex personality, that we feel she has an intuitive understanding of this tragic woman.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley give superb performances as the troubled actress Frances Farmer and her domineering mother, compensating for the shapeless narrative, which is too ridden with cliches of showbiz biopics.
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Michael A. Smith
In one year (along with "Tootsie") Lange went from joke to respect.
Associated Press
Bob Thomas
There was material for a profound human tragedy in her life, but three writers were unable to uncover it. The result is an almost ludicrous parody of the Old Hollywood.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Jessica Lange brings so much energy and personal involvement to her portrayal of Frances Farmer that you can't help but feel sorry for her; nothing else in the film remotely matches her talent and dedication.
Variety
Variety Staff
It's quite an accomplishment for Jessica Lange and it's too bad a better film didn't come of it.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
[Frances] is such a mixed up movie that it still seems to be unfinished, as if Graeme Clifford, the director, and the writers hadn't yet discovered the real point of the Frances Farmer story.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Jessica Lange turns in a forceful performance, but director Graeme Clifford stresses the most sordid aspects of the story.
People Magazine
People Staff
With a superb lead performance from Jessica Lange, this is a horror story based on life, not nightmare.
Nick's Flick Picks
Nick Davis
Lange is wonderful, and provides a searing, tremendous reason to see a film that would otherwise collapse under even a moment of analytical pressure.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
Unfortunately though the story glosses over some of the big details in Farmer's life.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
Harrowing story well played by Lange.
TV Guide
This relentlessly depressing film biography boasts a moving performance by Jessica Lange.
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