 Carrie 1952  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Mary Murphy, Basil Ruysdael, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, Don Beddoe, Royal Dano, Sara Berner, William Reynolds, Walter Baldwin, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, "Sister Carrie," this is the story of Carrie Meeber's (Jennifer Jones) rise in social status with the help of cultured George Hurstwood (Laurence Olivier) who throws caution to the wind as he gives his money away to promote the welfare of Carrie.
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 Carrie 1976  R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Priscilla Pointer, Michael Talbott, Noelle North, Doug Cox, Harry Gold
In Brian De Palma's terrifying tale, a reserved, high-school senior (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic abilities is scorned by her classmates. When Carrie goes to the prom with the campus jock (William Katt), she discovers that others have devised a nasty plan to further humiliate her. Carrie, however, has a few nasty tricks of her own. From the Stephen King novel by the same name. Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie received Oscar nominations.
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Carrie 2002  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror
Director: David Carson
Cast: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure, Emilie de Ravin, Tobias Mehler, Jesse Cadotte, Meghan Black, David Keith, Miles Meadows, Jasmine Guy, Sean Tyler Foley, Chelan Simmons, Katherine Isabelle, Laurie Murdoch
This made-for-TV remake of the Stephen King novel stars Angela Bettis in the title role. Carrie has problems at home from her religious zealot mother (Patricia Clarkson) and at school where the unstable teen is harassed. Carrie has telekinetic powers–the ability to control and move things with her mind. She goes over the edge when a boy plays a prank on her at the prom.
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| Oscars: Best Director for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Best Director for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Best Director for Ben-Hur (1959) |
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| Oscar: Best Actor for Hamlet (1948) |
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| Oscar: Best Actress for The Song of Bernadette (1943) |
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) |
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