Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jan 21, 2018

2h 13m

★ 7.5

Overview

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO

HBO Documentary Films

Film4 Productions

Jane Fonda in Five Acts Trailers

Cast

Self

Jane Fonda

Self - Organizer, Politician, Author

Tom Hayden

Self - Actor

Robert Redford

Self - Actor

Lily Tomlin

Self - Media Mogul, Philanthropist

Ted Turner

Self - Producer

Paula Weinstein

Self - Son

Troy Garity

Self - Actor

Sam Waterston

Self - Daughter

Mary Luana Williams

Self - Grandson

Malcolm Vadim

Self - Granddaughter

Viva Vadim

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

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6.0

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6.7

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6.2

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7.4

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7.1

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7.3

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6.7

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6.8

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7.6

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6.2

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6.5

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4.7

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