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Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

Drama · Romance · 1967

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."

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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 Drama · Romance 2h 3m

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6.1 / 10

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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."

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Directed by

Mark Robson

Written by

Dorothy Kingsley · Helen Deutsch

Barbara Parkins

Barbara Parkins

Anne Welles

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Neely O'Hara

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

Jennifer North

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

Lyon Burke

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Miriam Polar

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Helen Lawson

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Mel Anderson

Court is in session

Put Valley of the Dolls on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.