Drama
The Bell Jar
“Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage...”
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.
Directed by Larry Peerce, Robert A. Goldston
46
User score
7 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 20, 1979
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
English
Top cast
Marilyn Hassett
Esther Greenwood
Julie Harris
Mrs. Greenwood
Anne Jackson
Dr. Nolan
Barbara Barrie
Jay Cee
Robert Klein
Lenny
Donna Mitchell
Joan
Mary Louise Weller
Doreen
Jameson Parker
Buddy Willard
Thaao Penghlis
Marco
Scott McKay
Mr. Gilling
Meg Mundy
Bea Ramsey
Carole Monferdini
Hilda
Debbie McLeod
Betsy
Elizabeth Hubbard
Vikki St. John
Karen Howard
Toni LaBouchere
Margaret Hall
Jane McLode
Christine Estabrook
Student Editor
Nicholas Guest
Young Man in Cafeteria
