---
title: 'Mildred Pierce (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1945-09-24'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mildred-pierce-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037913/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mildred Pierce (1945)

1945 · 111 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, and featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. Based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain, this was Crawford's first starring role for Warner Bros. Pictures after leaving Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. In 1996, Mildred Pierce was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [William Faulkner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-faulkner), [James M. Cain](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-m-cain), [Albert Maltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-maltz), [Ranald MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranald-macdougall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Haller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-haller)
- **Editor:** [David Weisbart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weisbart)

## Cast

- [Eve Arden](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-arden)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Clancy Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/clancy-cooper)
- [Bruce Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-bennett)
- [Jack Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-carson)
- [Zachary Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/zachary-scott)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Fred Kelsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kelsey)
- [Lee Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patrick)
- [Paul Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-panzer)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)
- [Joyce Compton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-compton)
- [Butterfly McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/butterfly-mcqueen)
- [George Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tobias)

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