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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

William Wyler

Producer:

Henry Blanke, Hal B. Wallis, William Wyler

Writer:

Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston

Runtime:

1hr 44m

Synopsis

In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.

Cast

  • Bette Davis
  • Henry Fonda
  • George Brent
  • Margaret Lindsay
  • Donald Crisp
  • Fay Bainter
  • Richard Cromwell
  • Henry O'Neill
  • Spring Byington
  • John Litel

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Mar 11, 2017

    bette davis' eyes are the reason i'm a lesbian

    736 Likes
    Marian
    Marian
    Dec 1, 2016

    There will never be another Bette Davis.

    369 Likes
    cassandra
    cassandra
    Jan 8, 2023

    They tried to fight a disease with canons. No wonder they lost the civil war.

    273 Likes
    Neill Shaughness
    Neill Shaughness
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    Oct 28, 2013

    Forever connected with Gone With The Wind, this antebellum set film shares not just the time and place gone by of that great epic, but a similarly three dimensional anti-heroine who the audience has a complicated relationship with through the film. There's also a sense of…

    230 Likes
    b rad
    b rad
    Jul 30, 2021

    nothing will be funnier to me than the fact that men used to duel, like... what are you being so extra for

    199 Likes
    esther
    esther
    Nov 27, 2022

    bette davis could do scarlett o’hara but vivien leigh could never do julie marsden.

    176 Likes
    rhianne c
    rhianne c
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    Apr 24, 2023

    More like Je💤ebel.

    153 Likes
    Jerry
    Jerry
    Apr 29, 2023

    she was like the only person that served c#nt at that olympus ball but nobody got it

    155 Likes
    thiriddh
    thiriddh
    Apr 5, 2020

    Directed by William Wyler from an adapted 1933 Broadway play by Owen Davis Sr, Jezebel may not be the first film brought to mind featuring Bette Davis, but her portrayal as Julie Marsden is one of her most significant leading accomplishments and one for which she attained…

    142 Likes
    Paul Elliott
    Paul Elliott
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  • kenzie a
    kenzie a loved
    Jezebel

    wait actually Woah. Quite a complexly dense film that was really well crafted. Loves Julie’s character arc, it felt a lot more dynamic than other films during this time. Similarly with the film style was so beautiful and innovative with new techniques— really pleasantly suprised

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    CvptvinHowdy
    CvptvinHowdy is "meh" on
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    Bette Davis carried this heavily and is the sole reason I liked the film, because otherwise I found it pretty boring.

    10M
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80

Bette Davis is captivating in this epic study of Southern chivalry.

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Metacritic review by David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire
88

Jezebel is populated almost entirely by unsavory characters, foremost among them the woman of the title.

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Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
60

It is still an interesting film, though, in spite of our sniffs at its climax; colorful, generally well-performed and admirably directed by William Wyler.

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Metacritic review by Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Jezebel?
The movie is 1hr 44min long.
What's Jezebel about?
In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
Who's the cast of Jezebel?
  • Bette Davis as Julie Marsden
  • Henry Fonda as Preston Dillard
  • George Brent as Buck Cantrell
  • Margaret Lindsay as Amy Bradford Dillard
  • Donald Crisp as Dr. Livingstone
  • Fay Bainter as Aunt Belle Massey
  • Richard Cromwell as Ted Dillard
  • Henry O'Neill as General Theopholus Bogardus
  • Spring Byington as Mrs. Kendrick
  • John Litel as Jean La Cour
Who's the director behind Jezebel?
William Wyler directed Jezebel.
Who produced Jezebel?
Henry Blanke, Hal B. Wallis and William Wyler produced Jezebel.