The Notorious Bettie Page

- Released: April 22, 2006
- Directed by Mary Harron
- Starring: Gretchen Moll
- Written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner
- Premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

The Notorious Bettie Page is a HBO dramatic film based on the life story of 1950's pin-up queen Bettie Page. The film stars Gretchen Mol and was written and directed by Mary Harron.Official Site: The Notorious Bettie Page
Synopsis

The Notorious Bettie Page tells the controversial story of the celebrated and misunderstood pinup queen Bettie Page. The film covers her early life as a teen from Tennessee who endured and overcame emotional and physical abuse from her father, boyfriends and ex-husband to move to New York City. Once in the big city, she catches the eye of an amateur photographer and then eventually Paula and Irving Claw, who are publishers of an adult magazine. Page eventually poses for provocative, fetish, nude photos which come under the scrutiny and disdain of an ambitious Senator.*Allmovie: The Notorious Bettie Page
Cast
- Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page
- Chris Bauer as Irving Klaw
- Sarah Paulson as Bunny Yeager
- Lili Taylor as Paula Klaw
- David Strathairn as Estes Kefauver
- Jared Harris as John Willie
- Cara Seymour as Maxie
- Dallas Roberts as Scottie
- Norman Reedus as Billy Neal

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