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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)

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Release Date: April 14, 2006 (Limited)
On DVD: September 26, 2006
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language.
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner
Cast: Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor, Jonathan M. Woodward, David Strathairn, Cara Seymour, Tara Subkoff, Kevin Carroll

Page was the ultimate girl-next door, and one of the most popular Playboy centerfolds. Page challenged the conservative 1950s, posing as a fierce dominatrix and earning both a cult underground following and Senate Committee investigation on juvenile delinquency, essentially a witch-hunt orchestrated by a senator from her home state of Tennessee bent on exploiting her as a stepping stone to the White House. At the height of her popularity, Bettie disappeared. But in 1979 and Read more

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Grade: C Pin-ups, bondage and Gretchen Mol, oh my. Mol stars as The Notorious Bettie Page, a popular 1950's sex doll who gained quite a following while also becoming a target of a Senate hearing. Read the full movie review

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