The dame who invented 'strong female lead' before it was a cliché.
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
Production
Rare archival footage and home movies.
Writing
Schickel's elegiac narration hits right.
Direction
Lets legends speak for themselves.
Director
Richard Schickel
Sally Field
Self - Hostess
Barbara Stanwyck
Self (archive footage)
Joan Blondell
Self (archive footage)
Richard Chamberlain
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Van Heflin
Self (archive footage)
William Holden
Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
Self (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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