Jezebel (1938 film)

Jezebel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Wyler
Written by
Based onJezebel
1933 play
by Owen Davis
Produced byWilliam Wyler
Starring
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byWarren Low
Music byMax Steiner
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • March 10, 1938 (1938-03-10) (New York)
  • March 26, 1938 (1938-03-26)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.25 million[1]

Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic-drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by William Wyler.[2]

It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell and Fay Bainter. The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston and Robert Buckner from the 1933 play by Owen Davis Sr.

The film tells the story of a headstrong, young woman during the antebellum period whose actions cost her 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.[3][4][5][2]

  1. ^ "Top Films and Stars". Variety. 4 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b O’Dell, Cary (April 19, 2023). "Happy Birthday Bette Davis–You "Jezebel"!". Now See Hear! National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Library of Congress. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "25 new titles added to National Film Registry". Yahoo! News. 2009-12-30. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  4. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  5. ^ "Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-01.