Directed by:
Mark RobsonCinematography:
William H. DanielsCast:
Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Martin Milner, Charles Drake, Lee Grant, Robert H. Harris, Joey Bishop, Susan Hayward, Norman Burton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and 'pills' - the beloved "dolls." A prim New Englander (Barbara Parkins) unexpectedly skyrockets from her job as secretary in a talent agency to a glamorous TV model. A determined singer (Patty Duke) finds that Hollywood success can also spell self-destruction. And a beautiful sex symbol (Sharon Tate) is torn between the money commands and the shame of feeling exploited. Based on Jacqueline Susann's phenomenal best-seller about the underside of Hollywood, this fascinating melodrama was once seen as a shocking behind-the-scenes look at how show business creates instant stars, destroys romances and changes personalities forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Frank Coghlan Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Ted Stanhope
USA
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1953)
High Noon (1952)
Three Little Words (1950)
Owen Bush
USA
Best movies:
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Corinna Tsopei
Greece
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
A Man Called Horse (1970)
Naomi Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
Opening Night (1977)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
Billy Beck
USA
Best movies:
The Best Man (1964)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
Thelma Pelish
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
The Pajama Game (1957)
Mikel Angel
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Sherry Alberoni
USA
Best movies:
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
M. Hobbs prend des vacances (1962)
Robert Gibbons
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
David Arkin
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
M.A.S.H. (1970)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Barry Cahill
Canada
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Straight Time (1978)
...tick... tick... tick... (1970)
William Wintersole
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Gertrude Flynn
USA
Best movies:
Funny Girl (1968)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
War and Peace (1956)
Laurence Haddon
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Ernest Harada
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
La Mort vous va si bien (1992)
Ellaraino
USA
Best movies:
Sneakers (1992)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
House Party (1990)
Paul Hahn
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Marvin Brody
USA
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Harry Stanton
USA
Best movies:
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Funny Girl (1968)
Father of the Bride (1950)