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Frances

1983·2h 20m·R
DramaBiographyRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
9,379 votes
Metascore
48
Metacritic

The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Frances is a 1983 drama biography movie directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jessica Lange, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 9,379 votes and runs 2h 20m.

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Director
Graeme Clifford
Stars
Jessica Lange
Jonathan Banks
Bonnie Bartlett
James Brodhead
Details
1983-01-14
140 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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