The Bell Jar (1979)
Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage...
107 min
A young woman's summer in New York includes working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, her return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the 1950s, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.
- Release date
- March 20, 1979
- Country of origin
- United States
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
- Mary Louise Weller as Doreen
- Jameson Parker as Buddy Willard
- Thaao Penghlis as Marco
- Scott McKay as Mr. Gilling
Crew
- Larry Peerce · Director
- Sylvia Plath · Writer
- Marjorie Kellogg · Writer
- Jerrold T. Brandt Jr. · Producer
- Michael Todd Jr. · Producer
- Gerald Fried · Composer
- Gerald Hirschfeld · Cinematographer
- Marvin Walowitz · Editor
- John Robert Lloyd · Production designer