Drama · 1979 · 1h 47m

The Bell Jar

Director

Cast

Marilyn Hassett as Esther Greenwood Julie Harris as Mrs. Greenwood Anne Jackson as Dr. Nolan Barbara Barrie as Jay Cee Robert Klein as Lenny Donna Mitchell as Joan

Crew

Gerald Hirschfeld — Director of Photography Marvin Walowitz — Editor Gerald Fried — Original Music Composer Marjorie Kellogg — Writer Sylvia Plath — Novel Michael Todd Jr. — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

suicide biography

Key Collaborators

Larry Peerce Director Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography Marvin Walowitz Editor Gerald Fried Original Music Composer Marjorie Kellogg Writer Sylvia Plath Novel Michael Todd Jr. Producer Jerrold T. Brandt Jr. Producer John Robert Lloyd Production Design John Robert Lloyd Costume Design Donald Brooks Costume Design

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