Mildred Pierce (Snap case) | 
| Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 43464
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 079077559X
UPC: 012569571228
EAN: 9780790775593
ASIN: B00007G1ZM
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1945
Release Date: February 4, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
For a full dose of pure, unfiltered Joan Crawford, look no further than this slab of scorching film noir. Crawford is in her element as the heroine of James M. Cain's pulp-fiction classic, a ditched wife and mother who is forced to become a waitress. On the strength of Crawford's steely willpower (and maybe those intimidating wide-wing shoulder pads), she constructs an empire of eateries, only to be disappointed by her rotten daughter (Ann Blyth) and a ferret-faced new husband (Zachary Scott). Director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) whips up a storm of atmosphere, and the script is a series of tartly written exchanges. The best lines go to perennial wisecracker Eve Arden, as Crawford's acid-tongued pal--she earned her only Oscar nomination for the role. Commenting on the ungrateful daughter, Arden says, "Alligators have the right idea. They eat their young." Crawford herself took home the best actress Oscar, and the film was a triumphant personal comeback: her longtime studio MGM had released her from her contract before Mildred Pierce came along. Is this great acting? (Pauline Kael called it "heavy breathing.") Whatever Joan Crawford is doing in this movie, it's movie presence at its most formidable. --Robert Horton
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Joan Crawford won the Best Actress Oscar(R) for her role as a divorcee who will do anything for her spoiled daughter in this classic, gripping melodrama, nominated for six Academy Awards(R) Year: 1945 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth
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 book is better June 28, 2009
Devoted Mom
I was disappointed that the movie was so different from the book, but the people who watched it with me liked the outcome of the movie better than the book.
 UNHAPPY May 30, 2009
Gary D. Smith
I BOUGHT THIS DVD AND IT SOMEHOW GOT LOST IN THE MAIL, A REPLACEMENT DVD WAS SENT OUT AND I GOT THAT BUT THE DVD WAS SCRATCHED, I CAN'T WATCH THE ENDING OF THIS MOVIE.
I HAD TRIED TO SEND IT BACK, BUT THE WEB SITE JUST KEEPS SENDING ME BACK TO THE BEGINNING, SO I SPENT ABOUT $14 FOR NOTHING.
I WILL NEVER BUY USED AGAIN.
great find! May 11, 2009
Anna Borchardt
i ordered this great movie and it came quickly. it was just as described and i would recommend this seller to anyone.
Interesting Characters March 23, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This gets high points for the fine acting, memorable characters and successful melding pf a film noir with a soap opera. The movie is very interesting all the way through but if stupid and/or annoying characters get to you, then don't bother with this because there are some big-time fools in this film who are guaranteed to raise your blood pressure!
There are six major characters in this film. Three people are totally despicable, one is nice and sensible, and two are somewhere in the middle.
Eve Arden, who provides the humor and common sense consistently. For those Baby Boomers who remember her as TV''s "Our Miss Brooks," that's what she is here: same voice, same wise cracks.
Ann Blyth, the "Daughter from Hell," plays one of the worst spoiled kids in the history of film. Zachary Scott, ,as Mildred's second husband, a slimy, gold-bricking bum who has absolutely no morals. Jack Carson is the way-too-horny slob and ruthless businessman/lawyer .
The lead character, Mildred Pierce, played by Joan Crawford, is a hard-working, good businesswomen and very devoted mother. Her bad characteristics include having absolutely no sense of judgment on how to raise kids or what a marriage is all about. Finally, Bruce Bennett, as Mildred's first husband, has common sense regarding the kids, shows forgiveness and loyalty at the end, but cheats on his wife to begin with and walks out.
Yeah, as you can see above, it's soapy for a film noir......but it features interesting characters. It's nice to see that the DVD sports s a beautiful transfer: a sharp picture with good contrasts.
A title character you won't soon forget January 22, 2009
Joseph P. Menta, Jr. (Philadelphia, PA USA)
With its self-sacrificing mother character who works her fingers to the bone for an ungrateful child, "Mildred Pierce" is in many ways the quintessential 1940's "women's picture" I thought it would be. But I happily discovered that it's a bang-up, tough, and pretty stylish film noir, too, complete with murder mystery. And it's all based on a classic James M. Cain novel, another happy discovery.
The guns, gowns, and shadows of "Mildred Pierce" look great in this sharp Warner Brothers DVD, which is also packed with a variety of interesting extra features. These include a terrific collection of trailers of other classic Joan Crawford films, as well as a generous documentary on Ms. Crawford's career, that- at almost an hour and a half in length- is like getting a whole second feature on the DVD.
If you enjoy discovering or re-discovering (I did the former in this case) classic Hollywood films on DVD, you can't go wrong with "Mildred Pierce".
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