Jezebel (1938)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

William Wyler

Starring (View all)

Bette Davis
Julie Marsden

Henry Fonda
Preston Dillard

George Brent
Buck Cantrell

Margaret Lindsay
Amy Bradford Dillard

Donald Crisp
Dr. Livingstone

Fay Bainter
Aunt Belle Massey

Richard Cromwell
Ted Dillard

Henry O'Neill
General Theopholus Bogardus

Written by

Abem Finkel
(screen play) and

John Huston
(screen play)

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13 years, 10 months ago at Jan 7 22:52

Lindsay

A great old New Orleans movie. The lead character is quite similar to Scarlet O'Hara, though this one really lives up to the name Jezebel.

Jezebel

10 years, 2 months ago at Sep 20 8:17

JxSxPx

Often considered something of a consolation prize for losing out on Gone With the Wind, Jezebel actually has its own merits and charms. Chief among them is the central performance by Bette Davis in which she gets to be both wild and meek. The film is often talked about in the same breath as that Hollywood epic, but it’s an entirely different beast. The similarities are only superficial, really.<... read more

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Set in antebellum New Orleans during the early 1850's, this film follows Julie Marsden through her quest for social redemption on her own terms. Julie is a beautiful and free spirited, rapacious Southern belle who is sure of herself and controlling of her fiancé Preston Dillard, a successful young banker.

Release date: 26 March 1938
UPC: 027616667724

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