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Janis
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Janis

Oct 18, 1974
1h 36m
★ 7.4

The way she was.

Overview

Released just a few years after her death, this forms a picture of who Janis was through interviews and performance clips.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Crawley Films
Universal Pictures

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Cast

Janis Joplin

Herself

Janis Joplin

Richard Bell

Himself

Richard Bell

Sam Andrew

Sam Andrew

John Simon

John Simon

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett