Imitation of life
(DVD) 

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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, [2002].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
9780783276700, 0783276702
UPC
025192261121

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Russell Metty ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; music, Frank Skinner, Mahalia Jackson.
Participants/Performers
Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore, Mahalia Jackson.
Description
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Region 1 encoding, anamorphic widescreen (aspect 1.85:1), Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Language
English dialogue, Spanish or French subtitles; Closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hunter, R., Griffin, E., Scott, A., Sirk, D., Turner, L., Gavin, J., Dee, S., O'Herlihy, D., Kohner, S., Alda, R., Moore, J., Jackson, M., Metty, R., Carruth, M., Skinner, F., & Hurst, F. (2002). Imitation of life (Widescreen version.). Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ross Hunter et al.. 2002. Imitation of Life. Universal Studios Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ross Hunter et al.. Imitation of Life Universal Studios Home Video, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hunter, Ross, et al. Imitation of Life Widescreen version., Universal Studios Home Video, 2002.

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