Valley of the Dolls (film)
1967 American drama film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film directed by Mark Robson and produced by David Weisbart, based on Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel of the same name. The film stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Sharon Tate as three young women who become friends as they struggle to forge careers in the entertainment industry. As their careers take different paths, all three descend into barbiturate addiction—"dolls" being a slang term for depressant pills or "downers".[3] Susan Hayward, Paul Burke, and Lee Grant co-starred.
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Directed by | Mark Robson |
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Based on | Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann |
Produced by | David Weisbart |
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Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Music by |
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Production company | Red Lion Productions |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.69 million[1] |
Box office | $44.4 million[2] |
Valley of the Dolls was released by 20th Century Fox on December 15, 1967. The film was panned by critics, but became a box office success and one of the studio's highest grossing films. In the decades since its release, it has attracted a passionate cult following.