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Jezebel
Directed by William Wyler
1938•1h 43m•NR•★ 7.0
Drama / Romance
Synopsis
In 1852 antebellum New Orleans, a willful, manipulative southern belle scandalizes high society by defying tradition to wear a shocking scarlet red dress to the virginal white Olympus Debutante Ball, losing her aristocratic fiancé and sparking a deadly yellow fever duel that pushes her to the ultimate sacrifice on leper-infested Lazaretto Island. William Wyler's five-time Oscar-nominated masterpiece starring Bette Davis (Oscar Best Actress) and Henry Fonda.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorWilliam Wyler
WriterJohn HustonRobert BucknerAbem FinkelClements RipleyLouis F. Edelman
CinematographyErnest Haller
MusicMax Steiner
Principal Cast
Bette DavisJulie Marsden
Henry FondaPreston Dillard
George BrentBuck Cantrell
Margaret LindsayAmy Bradford Dillard
Donald CrispDr. Livingstone
Fay BainterAunt Belle Massey
Richard CromwellTed Dillard
Henry O'NeillGeneral Theopholus Bogardus
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 43m (103 mins)
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DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures
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