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The Notorious Bettie Page

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6.3/10 • 169

2005-09-141h 31m

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The Pin-Up Sensation That Shocked The Nation.

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.

Directors
Mary Harron
Writters
Guinevere Turner, Mary Harron
Editors
Tricia Cooke

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Gretchen Mol

    Gretchen Mol

    Bettie Page

  2. Chris Bauer

    Chris Bauer

    Irving Klaw

  3. Jared Harris

    Jared Harris

    John Willie

  4. Sarah Paulson

    Sarah Paulson

    Bunny Yeager

  5. Cara Seymour

    Cara Seymour

    Maxie

  6. David Strathairn

    David Strathairn

    Estes Kefauver

  7. Lili Taylor

    Lili Taylor

    Paula Klaw

  8. John Cullum

    John Cullum

    Preacher in Nashville

  9. Matt McGrath

    Matt McGrath

    Nervous Man

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talisencrw

Jan 18, 2016

8/10

Harron's biography, specializing on Page's early life, start in pin-ups and notoriety due to being the target for a Senate hearing on indecency and her subsequent born-again Christianity, is very enjoyable, and Gretchen Mol is great at portraying the inner sexiness, naivety and Southern charm that made the Nashville-born Page take the world by storm. Though it made the biopic more graceful by concentrating on the earlier times, it would have been more complete had it also included her later, troubled times, punctuated with brushes with the law and institutionalization for schizophrenia, as well as being greatly financially troubled due to not getting royalties for her years of photo-work and celebrity. Thankfully, late in life, that was rectified and she was able to live her last years decently and in happiness, dying of a heart attack at 85, three years after seeing Harron's work come to light, and her success come full circle...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$90.00
Revenue
$1,410,778.00
Keywords
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