United States / Sep 28, 1945 / NR / New York City, New York
Please don't tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did!
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Moroni Olsen | Inspector Peterson |
| Veda Ann Borg | Miriam Ellis |
| Jo Ann Marlowe | Kay Pierce |
| Butterfly McQueen | Lottie (uncredited) |
| Bill Alcorn | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Betty Alexander | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ramsay Ames | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George Anderson | Peterson's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Robert Arthur | High School Boy (uncredited) |
| Lynn Baggett | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Leah Baird | Police Matron (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Barrett | Dorothy (uncredited) |
| Barbara Brown | Mrs. Forrester (uncredited) |
| Claire Carleton | Thieving Waitress (uncredited) |
| Doria Caron | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Personnel Man (uncredited) |
| Wallis Clark | Wally's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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| Chester Clute | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| John Compton | Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited) |
| Joyce Compton | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Clancy Cooper | Policeman (uncredited) |
| David Cota | Pancho (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | Policeman (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Detective (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Angela Greene | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Hack | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | First Night Diner With Cane (uncredited) |
| Charles Jordan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Kane | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Fred Kelsey | Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) |
| Richard Kipling | Personnel Man (uncredited) |
| Manart Kippen | Dr. Gale (uncredited) |
| Marion Lessing | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Lono | Monte's Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Jean Lorraine | Woman (uncredited) |
| George Meader | Man (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Man (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Jack the Mailman (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | First Night Diner (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | Policeman on Pier (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Larry Rio | Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Ruhl | Personnel Man (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Diner Customer (uncredited) |
| Mary Servoss | Nurse (uncredited) |
| George Tobias | Mr. Chris (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | Mrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Johnny Walsh | Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Joan Winfield | Piano Teacher (uncredited) |
| John Christian | Singing Teacher (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mildred Pierce |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 20 ottobre 1945 |
| Executive producer | Jack L. Warner |
| Production | Jerry Wald |
| Writer | Ranald MacDougall, James M. Cain, Herschel Daugherty |
| Editing | David Weisbart |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller, Milton Gold, William Schurr |
| Assistant directors | Frank Heath, Dick Moder, Michael Curtiz |
| Camera operators | Ernest Haller, Milton Gold, William Schurr |
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| Additional photography | William Schurr, Ernest Haller, Milton Gold |
| Production design | George James Hopkins, Anton Grot, Bertram Tuttle |
| Art direction | Anton Grot, Bertram Tuttle, George James Hopkins |
| Set decoration | George James Hopkins, Anton Grot, Bertram Tuttle |
| Special effects | Willard Van Enger, Harry Barndollar |
| Visual effects | Paul Detlefsen |
| Music | Max Steiner, Oliver S. Garretson, Robert G. Wayne, Leo F. Forbstein, Hugo Friedhofer |
| Sound | Max Steiner, Oliver S. Garretson, Robert G. Wayne, Leo F. Forbstein, Hugo Friedhofer |
| Costume design | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore, Edwin Allen, Bill Cooley |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Edwin Allen, Bill Cooley, Milo Anderson |
| Hairstyling | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore, Edwin Allen, Bill Cooley |
| Budget | 1.453.000 € |
| Revenue | 5.638.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 20, 1945 / NR
Argentina / Feb 28, 1946
United Kingdom / Apr 13, 1946 / PG
Sweden / Nov 18, 1946
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Finland / Nov 22, 1946
Portugal / Dec 02, 1946 / M/12
France / Jan 29, 1947
Italy / Dec 04, 1947
Spain / Nov 01, 1948 / 12
Denmark / Nov 12, 1948
Austria / Jan 01, 1950
Germany / Apr 24, 1950
Ireland / Aug 02, 2003 / G
Netherlands / Feb 27, 2017 / 6 / DVD, Blu ray
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