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The Bell Jar

Larry Peerce

1979 • 1h 47m

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 Ros...

The Bell Jar

Cast

Marilyn Hassett

Marilyn HassettEsther Greenwood

Julie Harris

Julie HarrisMrs. Greenwood

Anne Jackson

Anne JacksonDr. Nolan

Barbara Barrie

Barbara BarrieJay Cee

Robert Klein

Robert KleinLenny

Donna Mitchell

Donna MitchellJoan

Mary Louise Weller

Mary Louise WellerDoreen

Jameson Parker

Jameson ParkerBuddy Willard

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao PenghlisMarco

Scott McKay

Scott McKayMr. Gilling

Meg MundyBea Ramsey

Carole MonferdiniHilda

Debbie McLeod

Debbie McLeodBetsy

Elizabeth Hubbard

Elizabeth HubbardVikki St. John

Karen HowardToni LaBouchere

Crew

Larry Peerce

Larry PeerceDirector

Gerald Fried

Gerald FriedOriginal Music Composer

Gerald Hirschfeld

Gerald HirschfeldDirector of Photography

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia PlathNovel

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