Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987) (TV)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Dennis Turner (teleplay)
C. David Heymann (book)

Release Date:

16 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The true story of one of the richest women in America - heiress to the Woolworth fortune. She had vast wealth and seven husbands, but never found lasting love.

Plot Keywords:

Woolworth | Heiress | Women | Wealth | Morocco

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Farrah Fawcett	...	Barbara Hutton
David Ackroyd	...	Graham Mattison
Stéphane Audran	...	Pauline de la Rochelle
Amadeus August	...	Count von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Nicholas Clay	...	Prince Alexis Mdivani
Bruce Davison	...	Jimmy Donahue
Carmen du Sautoy	...	Roussie
Anne Francis	...	Marjorie Post Hutton
Sascha Hehn	...	Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Kevin McCarthy	...	Franklyn Hutton
Tony Peck	...	James Douglas III
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Jean
Clive Arrindell	...	Prince Troubetzkoy
Linden Ashby	...	Lance Reventlow - Adult
Debbie Barker

Runtime:

Germany:233 min (2 parts) | UK:282 min (6 parts) | USA:240 min (short version)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Lester Persky Productions

Soundtrack:

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

I may be young, but this is FANTASTIC

My comment isn't so much about the quality of the film itself, Whilst Farrah played the role to a tee, The film if you watched with awe represents to you the value of our existence. All anyone ever really needs in life is validation and the love we find within ourselves and others to make our lives worthwhile. Barbra clearly missed out on a life of happiness, in fact she missed out on the role model's that in society, would shape you in to a person that sees value in your worth. I believe not having known Barbra that more than likely if given the validation of her worth her demise may not have been as it was, I sat in awe and appreciation whilst watching this flick, I remember seeing it on television years ago and it has been in my mind ever since, it impacted my life in many ways, I could relate to it on many levels. I am currently trying to track down a copy that is viewable here in Australia. I hope that for future viewers of this film that you try to find your own personal lesson from it. seeing Barbra's life helped me find the value in my own, its sad to think that maybe if she had have known her value in this world her life may have been fantastic instead of Tragic. Thankyou to Charles Jarrott,the Producer. Fantastic...