Mildred Pierce is a movie directed by Michael Curtiz in 1945 and based on the book of the same name by James M. Cain, first published in 1941. The movie features Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Bruce Bennett, and others.
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Storyline
When Mildred Pierce’s out-of-work husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred’s financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom.
Movie vs Book
Year
1945
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Mildred Pierce
Director: Michael Curtiz
Country: USA
Year: 1945
Length: 1h51m
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Year
1941
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
Mildred Pierce
Author: James M. Cain
Country: USA
First published in: 1941
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Todd Haynes
User polls & recommendations
“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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