Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

1/8/2002 1h 27m 6.7/10

Overview

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.

Director

Peter Fitzgerald

Top Billed Cast

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Narrator (voice)

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Self - Actress

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper

Self - Actor

Christina Crawford

Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'

Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

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