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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 6.6 (8 votes) 1h 27m
Genres
Documentary TV Movie
Production Companies
Turner Entertainment
Fitzfilm
Turner Classic Movies

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Overview

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.

Key Crew

Writer: Peter Fitzgerald

Producer: Peter Fitzgerald

Director: Peter Fitzgerald

Top Cast

Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston

Narrator (voice)

Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker
Diane Baker

Self - Actress

Charles Busch
Charles Busch

Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper

Self - Actor

Christina Crawford

Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Judy Geeson
Judy Geeson

Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'

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