Valley of the Dolls

"In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on… dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great – instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!"

1967 2h 3m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 153🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6IMDB · 10,403

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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."

“In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on… dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great – instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!”

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Cast

Barbara Parkins
Anne Welles
Patty Duke
Neely O'Hara
Sharon Tate
Jennifer North
Paul Burke
Lyon Burke
Lee Grant
Miriam Polar
Susan Hayward
Helen Lawson
Martin Milner
Mel Anderson
Charles Drake
Kevin Gillmore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Robson
Writers: Dorothy Kingsley, Helen Deutsch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $50M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Robson, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Barbara Parkins and Patty Duke and Sharon Tate carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on… dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great – instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Robson directs. William H. Daniels behind the camera. John Williams scores. Dorothy Spencer cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Grossed $50M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Mark Robson, shot by William H. Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Barbara Parkins and Patty Duke and Sharon Tate carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the Valley of the Dolls, it's instant turn-on… dolls to put you to sleep at night, kick you awake in the morning, make life seem great – instant love, instant excitement, ultimate hell!".
8IMDB entry: tt0062430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.