Jezebel (1938)

Directed by

William Wyler

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 223 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1850s New Orleans, a spoiled southern belle named Julie Marsden defies social conventions by wearing a scarlet dress to a formal ball. Her stubborn pride and manipulative actions drive away her fiancé Preston Dillard, and she struggles to win him back.

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What happens

Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic drama film released by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by William Wyler. It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, with George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Fay Bainter, Richard Cromwell, Henry O'Neill, and Spring Byington in supporting roles. The screenplay was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, and John Huston from the 1933 play by Owen Davis Sr. The film tells the story of Julie Marsden, a headstrong, young woman during the Antebellum period whose actions cost her Preston Dillard, the man she loves. In 2009, Jezebel was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and recommended for preservation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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