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Taken from the autobiography of the world's first transsexual, George Jorgensen (John Hansen) is a woman trapped in a man's body who opts for surgery and hormone treatments to make him a woman. Events of his childhood are covered, showing young George preferring dolls over contact sports. Inducted into the Army, the sexually confused George learns to hide his emotions during his military experience. He travels to Denmark where a pioneering team of doctors agree to perform the surgical process for the first time ever. His kindly aunt in Denmark (Joan Tompkins) gives George the name of Christine after her late daughter.
Original Release
06/24/1970
US Release
06/24/1970
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Hansen | Christine Jorgensen / George Jorgensen Jr |
Joan Tompkins | Aunt Thora |
Quinn K. Redeker | Tom Crawford |
John Himes | George Jorgensen Sr. |
Ellen Clark | Mrs. Florence Jorgensen / Florence Jorgensen |
Rod McCary | Jess Warner |
Will Kuluva | Professor Estabrook |
Oscar Beregi Jr. | Dr. Victor Dahlman |
Lynn Harper | Dolly |
Trent Lehman | George at 7 |
Directors
Writers
Christine Jorgensen, Ellis St. Joseph, Robert E. Kent
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Hansen | Christine Jorgensen / George Jorgensen Jr |
Joan Tompkins | Aunt Thora |
Quinn K. Redeker | Tom Crawford |
John Himes | George Jorgensen Sr. |
Ellen Clark | Mrs. Florence Jorgensen / Florence Jorgensen |
Rod McCary | Jess Warner |
Will Kuluva | Professor Estabrook |
Oscar Beregi Jr. | Dr. Victor Dahlman |
Lynn Harper | Dolly |
Trent Lehman | George at 7 |
Pamelyn Ferdin | Dolly as a Child |
Bill Erwin | Pastor |
Joyce Meadows | Tani |
Sondra Scott | Angela |
Elaine Joyce | Loretta |
Don Pierce | Jack |
Kathleen Cordell | Woman Reporter |
Walter Stocker | Reporter |
Barry Cahill | Reporter |
Frank Gerstle | Newspaper Reporter at Airport / Reporter at Airport |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert E. Kent | Producer |
Edward Small | Producer |