Blu-ray
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
Imitation of life : 2-movie collection.
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN, EAS)
Edition
Blu-ray version.
Languages
In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
1959 version: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Juanita Moore.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111, 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title
Series
Summary
Two widows and their troubled daughters struggle to find true happiness in a world plagued by racism.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel "Singer house" by Fannie Hurst.
Originally released as individual motion pictures in 1934 and 1959.
Bonus features: Lasting legacy: an imitation of life ; 1934 feature commentary with African-American cultural scholar Avery Clayton ; 1959 feature commentary with film historian Foster Hirsch ; original trailers.
Contents
- Imitation of life (1934) (111 min.) / written by William Hurlbut ; produced by Carl Laemmle ; directed by John M. Stahl
- Imitation of life (1959) (125 min.) / produced by Ross Hunter ; screenplay by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott ; directed by Douglas Sirk.