Jeanne Eagels (1957)
- Directed by
- George Sidney
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film loosely follows the life of stage actress Jeanne Eagels, focusing on her rise to fame and personal struggles. Kim Novak plays the title role, depicting a woman whose ambition leads to both success and tragedy.
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What happens
Jeanne Eagels (also titled The Jeanne Eagels Story) is a 1957 American biographical film loosely based on the life of stage star Jeanne Eagels. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was produced and directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by John Fante, Daniel Fuchs and Sonya Levien, based on a story by Fuchs. The film stars Kim Novak in the title role and Jeff Chandler. Many aspects of Eagels' real life were omitted or largely fictionalized. Eagels' family later sued Columbia Pictures over the way Eagels was depicted in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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