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The Bell Jar

38 %|Mar 20, 1979|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.

Featured Crew

Larry Peerce
Director
Gerald Fried
Original Music Composer
John Robert Lloyd
Production Design
John Robert Lloyd
Costume Design
Marjorie Kellogg
Writer
Marvin Walowitz
Editor
Sylvia Plath
Novel
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography

Cast

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Marilyn Hassett
Esther Greenwood
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Julie Harris
Mrs. Greenwood
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Anne Jackson
Dr. Nolan
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Jameson Parker
Buddy Willard
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Scott McKay
Mr. Gilling
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Meg Mundy
Bea Ramsey
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Elizabeth Hubbard
Vikki St. John
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Karen Howard
Toni LaBouchere
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Margaret Hall
Jane McLode
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Christine Estabrook
Student Editor