CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 0h 50m

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

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Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.

Directed byGene Feldman, Suzette Winter

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
EN
Released
September 30, 1996
Budget
$500,000
Studios
Wombat ProductionsJanson Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Self

Ann Blyth

Ann Blyth

Self (archive footage)

Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper

Self

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Self (archive footage)

Cindy Jordan

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Gene Feldman
Suzette Winter
Written by
Gene Feldman
Suzette Winter

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