Mildred Pierce
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10/20/1945Runtime
111 minsOverview
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,453,000Revenue
$5,638,000Homepage
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A mother's relentless sacrifice and ambition curdle into tragedy through a daughter's cruelty and ingratitude. Told in flashback with mounting dread, this is a noir that weaponizes the American Dream.
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Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce
Jack Carson
Wally Fay
Zachary Scott
Monte Beragon
Eve Arden
Ida Corwin
Ann Blyth
Veda Pierce Forrester
Bruce Bennett
Albert 'Bert' Pierce
Lee Patrick
Maggie Biederhof
Moroni Olsen
Inspector Peterson
Veda Ann Borg
Miriam Ellis
Jo Ann Marlowe
Kay Pierce
Butterfly McQueen
Lottie (uncredited)
Bill Alcorn
Soldier (uncredited)
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