The Bell Jar 1979

Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage...

The Bell Jar

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R
Drama

Adaptation of the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath. Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.

Top Billed Cast

Marilyn Hassett

Esther Greenwood

Julie Harris

Mrs. Greenwood

Anne Jackson

Dr. Nolan

Barbara Barrie

Jay Cee

Robert Klein

Lenny

Donna Mitchell

Joan

Release Date 1979-03-20
Runtime 1h 47m
Directors Larry Peerce, Gerald Hirschfeld
Producers Monroe Arnold, Andrew Bonime, Jerrold T. Brandt Jr., Milt Felsen, Robert A. Goldston, Tony LaMarca, Michael Todd Jr.
Writers Marjorie Kellogg, Sylvia Plath