Summary:
Portrait of an American innocent. In 1955, Bettie Page (1923 - ) waits to testify before a Senate subcommittee investigating the effects of pornographic material on American adolescents and juveniles. In flashbacks, we see her childhood in Tennessee, a brief marriage, a gang rape, and her going to New York City in 1949. There she takes acting lessons, models for photos, and acts in short films for adults, earning the nickname, "The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe." We see her relationship with merchants Irving and Paula Klaw, photographers John Willie and Bunny Yeager, boyfriends, and the public. Through it all, she is wholesome, sporting, and forthright - Eve before the fall.
| Runtime: | 91 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language. |
| Production: | HBO Films |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mary Harron | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Guinevere Turner | Written By |
| Mary Harron | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gretchen Mol | Bettie Page |
| Lili Taylor | Paula Klaw |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Austin Pendleton | Teacher |
| Cara Seymour | Maxie |
| Chris Bauer | Irving Klaw |
| Dallas Roberts | Scotty |
| David Strathairn | Estes Kefauver |
| Jared Harris | John Willie |
| John Cullum | Preacher In Nashville |
| Kevin Carroll | Jerry Tibbs |
| Matt McGrath | Nervous Man |
| Norman Reedus | Billy Neal |
| Sarah Paulson | Bunny Yeager |
| Tara Subkoff | June |
| Victor Slezak | Minister In Miami |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christine Vachon | Producer |
| Guinevere Turner | Executive Producer |
| John Wells | Executive Producer |
| Katie Roumel | Producer |
| Lori Keith Douglas | Co-Producer |
| Mary Harron | Executive Producer |
| Pamela Koffler | Producer |
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