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Mildred Pierce

Classic melodrama about a woman who struggles to build up her own business from scratch in a vain attempt to satisfy her snobbish, ungrateful daughter.

Classic melodrama about a woman who struggles to build up her own business from scratch in a vain attempt to satisfy her snobbish, ungrateful daughter. Joan Crawford, cast only after Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis had turned down the role, turned in the performance of her career and was rewarded with an Oscar.

1 hour, 46 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Dec 201715:10
BBC Two except Wales

Music Played

  • Max Steiner

    Mildred Pierce (Main Title)

Credits

ActorJoan Crawford
DirectorMichael Curtiz
ActorJack Carson
ActorZachary Scott
ActorEve Arden
ActorAnn Blyth
ActorButterfly McQueen

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Oct 200713:30
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 23 Dec 201714:10
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 23 Dec 201715:10
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only