USA,
1945, 111 min
Directed by:
Michael CurtizCinematography:
Ernest HallerComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Veda Ann Borg, Jo Ann Marlowe, George Tobias (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
What Veda wants, her mother Mildred Pierce provides. Even if Mildred must end her middle-class marriage, climb atop the male-dominated business world and marry a wealthy man she doesn't love. "I'll do anything," Mildred says in explaining her love for her daughter. But does anything include murder? (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1946 - Joan Crawford (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1946 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1946 - Ann Blyth (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1946 - Eve Arden (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1946 - Ranald MacDougall (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1946 - Ernest Haller (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1945 - Joan Crawford (Best Actress)