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Frances

Her story is shocking, disturbing, compelling... and true.

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

19822h 20mRDrama

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About Frances

Directors
Graeme Clifford
Cast
Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Bart Burns, Christopher Pennock, James Karen
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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