Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce is a story about a single working mother navigating the challenges of motherhood and success while dealing with a resentful daughter and the police investigation after her second husbands death during the Great Depression in middle-class Los Angeles. Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American English-language Drama Crime television show featuring Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo, Brían F. O byrne, James Le Gros and Buzz Barbee. The series is inspired from Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. HBO in association with MGM Television and Killer Films/John Wells Production. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, John Wells, Pamela Koffler and Ilene S. Landress. The series is directed by Todd Haynes. Series originally aired on HBO. HBO acquired the distribution rights for the television series. The series has a running time of 58-79 minutes for each episode. Mildred Pierce was made on a budget of $20 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the series was written by Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond. Cinematography was done by Edward Lachman. The music was composed by Carter Burwell. At the 1946 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Joan Crawford).