Frances
“Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.”
The true 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
91 people
Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Known for
Big Fish
Cape Fear
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Known for
The Right Stuff
Brothers
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
Known for
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
The Right Stuff
Bart Burns
Ernest Farmer
Known for
Seven Days in May
Legal Eagles
Christopher Pennock
Dick Steele
Known for
Night of Dark Shadows
James Karen
Juge Hillier
Known for
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Return of the Living Dead
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
Known for
Automan
In Cold Blood
Sarah Cunningham
Alma Styles
Also in
Another World
The Cowboys
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Known for
Serpico
Quiz Show
Woodrow Parfrey
Docteur Doyle
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Papillon
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
Known for
Rugrats
The Bob Newhart Show
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Known for
Stepmom
Futureworld
Graeme Clifford Director · Nicholas Kazan Writer Eric Bergren Writer
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $8M · United States release December 3, 1982
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Brooksfilms
Production
EMI Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 3, 1982
Limited theatrical
Argentina
May 26, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
March 11, 1983 · Theatrical
Austria
August 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 17, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 25, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 18, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
July 29, 1983 · Theatrical
France
September 7, 1983 · Theatrical
September 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
October 12, 2020 · Digital · VOD
April 28, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
August 26, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 30, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
January 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Norway
April 3, 1983 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 11, 1984 · Theatrical
Russia
July 1, 1983 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Spain
April 12, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 20, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 10, 1983 · Theatrical
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