The Bell Jar

3.8 / 10

(3 votes)

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.

Country:
Genre:

Drama

Duration:

107 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Larry Peerce

Cast:
Marilyn Hassett

Esther Greenwood

Julie Harris

Mrs. Greenwood

Anne Jackson

Dr. Nolan

Barbara Barrie

Jay Cee

Robert Klein

Lenny

Crew:
Larry Peerce

Director

Marjorie Kellogg

Writer

Gerald Fried

Original Music Composer

Marvin Walowitz

Editor

John Robert Lloyd

Production Design