Frances
Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.
1982 | 140m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
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| Writer: | Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, Nicholas Kazan |
| Staring: |
| The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 03, 1982 |
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| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
| Writer: | Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, Nicholas Kazan |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | falsely accused, movie business, feminism, strong woman, biography, insanity, evil mother, based on true story, psychiatric hospital, female protagonist, hollywood, wrongful imprisonment, lost love, wrongful arrest, wrongful conviction, wrong diagnosis, lobotomy, frances farmer, power abuse, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, EMI Films, Brooksfilms, Associated Film Distribution |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,000,000
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Nichols II | Sound Recordist |
| Graeme Clifford | Director |
| John Barry | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Linda Phillips-Palo | Extras Casting Assistant |
| John Wright | Editor |
| Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Michael Colgan | Sound Editor |
| David M. Ronne | Sound Mixer |
| Ida Random | Art Direction |
| Eric Bergren | Writer |
| Christopher De Vore | Writer |
| Nicholas Kazan | Writer |
| Elisabeth Leustig | Casting, Extras Casting |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hair Designer |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Designer |
| Nadia | Makeup Artist |
| Melanie Levitt | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Mulvehill | Unit Production Manager |
| Ed Milkovich | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Jerry Wills | Stunt Coordinator |
| Wendy Sterne Brown | Script Supervisor |
| Mike Higelmire | Leadman |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | Property Master |
| Arthur Shippee | Assistant Property Master |
| Matt Springman | Assistant Property Master |
| Emad Helmey | Set Designer |
| George Gaines | Set Decoration |
| William A. Parks | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert M. Stevens | Camera Operator |
| Joseph E. Thibo | Assistant Camera |
| Daniel C. Gold | Assistant Camera |
| Gemma La Mana | Still Photographer |
| Kathy Virkler | Assistant Editor |
| Charles Woolf | Assistant Editor |
| Kay Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Norman B. Schwartz | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Larry Singer | ADR Editor |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Cliff Kohlweck | Music Editor |
| Albert Woodbury | Orchestrator |
| John B. Schuyler | Boom Operator |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Neil Brody | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Florence Avery | Hairstylist |
| G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Nancy Martinelli | Costumer |
| Deahdra Scarano | Costumer |
| G. Fern Weber | Costumer |
| Richmond L. Aguilar | Gaffer |
| Paul Caven | Best Boy Electric |
| Leonard Lookabaugh | Key Grip |
| George Ressler | Best Boy Grip |
| O.T. Henderson | Dolly Grip |
| Teresa Stokovic | Production Office Coordinator |
| Joe O'Har | Location Manager |
| Vince Heileson | Production Accountant |
| Blanche Bisbing | Assistant Accountant |
| Deborah Rosen | Unit Publicist |
| Carole Noia | Researcher |
| Pat Orseth | Casting |
| Jack Leustig | Extras Casting |
| Paul Casella Jr. | Transportation Coordinator |
| Walt Freitas | Transportation Captain |
| James L. Wills | Craft Service |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Aubrey Head | Color Timer |
| László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Patrick R. Norris | Costumer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Sanger | Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Associate Producer |
| Marie Yates | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Basinger | Nominated |
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