Stella

Based On the book by Olive Higgins Prouty

Stella is a 1990 American drama film produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by Touchstone Pictures. The screenplay by Robert Getchell is the third feature film adaptation of the 1923 novel Stella Dallas by Olive Higgins Prouty. Previous film versions were Stella Dallas (1937) and the silent film Stella Dallas (1925). The title character Stella Claire is an extrovert, flamboyant single mother living in Watertown, New York, who is determined to give her daughter, Jenny, all of the opportunities that she never had, ultimately makes a selfless sacrifice to ensure her happiness.

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Release date:

1990

Director:

John Erman

Cast:

Ashley Peldon, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Eileen Brennan, John Goodman

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1990 in adaptations