The Bell Jar

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

19791h 47mNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

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.

Keywords

biography
suicide

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 20, 1979
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Cast: Marilyn Hassett,Julie Harris,Anne Jackson,Barbara Barrie,Robert Klein,Donna Mitchell,Mary Louise Weller,Jameson Parker,Thaao Penghlis,Scott McKayand 8 more
Director: Larry Peerce
Writer: Marjorie Kellogg,Sylvia Plath
Producer: Jerrold T. Brandt Jr.,Michael Todd Jr.,Robert A. Goldston
Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld
Music: Gerald Fried
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0078843