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Bookmark this pageThe Incredible Sarah (1976)
Director: Richard Fleischer
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An obvious chore for Fleischer (as well as for the audience), this is a pretty traditional attempt at the biopic which threads together scenes-from-the-life of Sarah Bernhardt, from tyro rejection to triumph via social ostracism. The script makes an attempt or two to link Bernhardt's tendency to turn her daily life into constant theatricals with the magnetism of her on-stage appearances, but they remain very token. This Reader's Digest film carries the bland signature of its sponsors writ large over every set-up. Glenda Jackson emotes effectively enough through a series of cameo pieces from the classics, but is floored by the bits in between.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Fleischer
Producer: Helen M Strauss
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Daniel Massey, Yvonne Mitchell, Douglas Wilmer, David Langton, Simon Williams, John Castle, Edward Judd full cast
Duration: 106 mins
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