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The Goddess (1958)

The Goddess poster
Directed by
John Cromwell
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A troubled and lonely girl from a small town becomes a famous movie star. She is adored by her fans but deeply unhappy in her personal life.

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What happens

The Goddess is a 1958 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges. From a screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky, the film is an in-depth character study of the life of a troubled and lonely girl who becomes a movie star adored by millions, but is miserable in her private life. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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