Imitation of Life (1959)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Imitation of Life |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1959-10-05 |
Cast
Titles
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography |
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| Music |
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| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor | |
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| Dialogue Coach |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Unit Publicist |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Gaffer |
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| Best Boy |
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| Key Grip |
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| Music Coordinator |
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| Propman |
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| Costume Designer |
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| Make-up Supervisor |
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| Hair Stylist |
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| Wardrobe |
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| Assistant Film Editor |
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| Titles |
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Cast
| Lana Turner | Lora Meredith | ||
| John Gavin | Steve Archer | ||
| Sandra Dee | Susie, 16år | ||
| Dan O'Herlihy | David Edwards | ||
| Susan Kohner | Sarah Jane, 18 år | ||
| Robert Alda | Allen Loomis | ||
| Juanita Moore | Annie Johnson | ||
| Terry Burnham | Susie, 6 år | ||
| Mahalia Jackson | Mahalia Jackson | ||
| Karin Dicker | Sarah Jane, 8 år | ||
| John Vivyan | ynglingen | ||
| Lee Goodman | fotografen | ||
| Ann Robinson | showflickan | ||
| Troy Donahue | Frankie | ||
| Sandra Gould | receptionisten | ||
| David Tomack | den frodige mannen | ||
| Joel Fluellen | prästen | ||
| Jack Weston | regissören | ||
| Billy House | den fete mannen | ||
| Maida Severn | läraren | ||
| Than Wyenn | Romano | ||
| Peg Shirley | Fay |
Companies
| Production Company | Universal-International Pictures Company Inc. | ||
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| Copyright | Universal Pictures Company Inc. | 1959 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Universal Film AB |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 94545 |
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| Date | 1959-09-09 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3325 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Westrex Sound Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Eastman Color |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 125 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1958-08 | 1958-10 | |||||
| Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza | Universal City, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Warner Bros. Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard | Burbank, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Aquarius Theater, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Long Beach, Kalifornien | USA | |||||
| Methodist Church, Hollywood | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Moulin Rouge Nightclub | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1959-03-17 | Chicago, Illinois | USA | 125 min | ||
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| Other showing | 1959-03-20 | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | 125 min | ||
| 1959-04-17 | New York City, New York | USA | 125 min | |||
| Release in Sweden | 1959-10-05 | Fontänen | Stockholm | Sweden | 121 min | |
| 1959-10-05 | Palladium | Stockholm | Sweden | 121 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1995-01-08 | |||||
| TV showing | 2001-06-02 | TV3 | Sweden | |||
| 2001-10-27 | TV3 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Imitation of Life | |
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| Composer | Sammy Fain | |
| Lyrics | Paul Francis Webster | |
| Sung by | Earl Grant |
| Original title | Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World | |
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| Sung by | Mahalia Jackson |
| Original title | Empty Arms | |
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| Composer | Arnold Hughes | (1954) |
| Lyrics | Frederick Herbert | (1954) |
| Sung by | Jo Ann Greer | (dubbar Susan Kohner) |
Related films
| 8 Mile (2002) | Imitation of Life (1959) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3265 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Larger than 80 x 110 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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