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Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls poster
Original title
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
Directed by
Walter Grauman
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United States
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three young women navigate the worlds of show business and publishing in New York City. They deal with fame, addiction, and troubled relationships as their lives become intertwined.

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What happens

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls is an American television drama miniseries that aired on CBS in October 1981. The first two hours were broadcast on October 19, followed by three hours on October 20 during prime time; CBS originally intended it to last a total of four hours, but requests by the filmmakers for an further hour were granted in September. The teleplay is adapted from the 1966 novel Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann. The miniseries was directed by Walter Grauman, with Susann's husband Irving Mansfield as executive producer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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