| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:film 
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                                | gptkbp:adaptation | Imitation of Life (novel by Fannie Hurst) 
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                                | gptkbp:basedOn | gptkb:Imitation_of_Life_(1934_film) gptkb:Imitation_of_Life_(novel)
 
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                                | gptkbp:boxOfficeGross | $6.4 million (US/Canada rentals) 
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                                | gptkbp:cinematography | gptkb:Russell_Metty 
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                                | gptkbp:colorProcess | gptkb:Technicolor 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:director | gptkb:Douglas_Sirk 
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                                | gptkbp:distributor | gptkb:Universal_Pictures 
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                                | gptkbp:editingBy | gptkb:Milton_Carruth 
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                                | gptkbp:genre | gptkb:drama 
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                                | gptkbp:language | English 
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                                | gptkbp:musicBy | gptkb:Frank_Skinner 
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                                | gptkbp:nominatedFor | gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
 gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress
 gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design
 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Susan Kohner)
 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Juanita Moore)
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSong | gptkb:Trouble_of_the_World gptkb:Mahalia_Jackson
 
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                                | gptkbp:producer | gptkb:Ross_Hunter 
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                                | gptkbp:productionCompany | gptkb:Universal_Pictures 
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                                | gptkbp:releaseDate | April 17, 1959 
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                                | gptkbp:remakeOf | gptkb:Imitation_of_Life_(1934_film) 
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                                | gptkbp:runtime | 125 minutes 
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                                | gptkbp:screenwriter | gptkb:Eleanore_Griffin 
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                                | gptkbp:setIn | gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Atlantic_City
 
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                                | gptkbp:starring | gptkb:Juanita_Moore gptkb:Susan_Kohner
 gptkb:Robert_Alda
 gptkb:John_Gavin
 gptkb:Lana_Turner
 gptkb:Sandra_Dee
 
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                                | gptkbp:theme | gptkb:class gptkb:identity
 gptkb:racism
 ambition
 motherhood
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Imitation_of_Life_(1934) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Imitation of Life (1959) 
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