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The Women

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The Women
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NR,2hrs 13min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
September 1, 1939
Director:
George Cukor
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell  ...more
Synopsis: Based on the Clare Booth Luce play of the same name, this MGM comedy is justly famous for its all-female cast and deft direction by George Cukor. The plot centers on a group of gossipy high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily wedded Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) finds her marriage in trouble when shopgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford) gets her hooks into Mary's man. Naturally, this situation becomes the hot talk amongst Mary's catty ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
The themes explored in Clare Boothe Luce's play were so modern in 1939 that audiences found the film audaciously relevant, yet so timeless and universal that The Women could be successfully revived on Broadway in 2001, starring Jennifer Tilly, Kristen Johnston, and Cynthia Nixon. The film crackles with a sharp-toothed sarcasm even on a modern viewing. George Cukor's deft pacing and evident facility ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Norma Shearer
Mary Haines
Joan Crawford
Chrystal Allen, Crystal Allen
Rosalind Russell
Sylvia Fowler
Mary Boland
Countess DeLage, Countess DeLove
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Meg Ryan, left, and Annette Bening in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Eva Mendes, right, in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Annette Bening in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Eva Mendes in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Jada Pinkett-Smith, left, Debra Messing and Candice Bergen in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Bette Midler in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
Meg Ryan in "The Women" (Picturehouse)
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