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The Bell Jar (1979)
Directed by Larry Peerce
Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 107 minutes
Actors
Marilyn Hassett | Julie Harris | Anne Jackson | Barbara Barrie | Robert Klein | Donna Mitchell | Mary Louise Weller | Jameson Parker | Thaao Penghlis | Scott McKay | Meg Mundy | Carole Monferdini | Debbie McLeod | Elizabeth Hubbard | Karen Howard | Margaret Hall | Christine Estabrook