Film · 1948

Portrait of Jennie

Name: Portrait of Jennie
Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Released: 1949-04-22
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Florence Bates, Lillian Gish

Directed by William Dieterle · starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore

1 h 26 min
U
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
USA

8.5 Users3 votes

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Synopsis

Romantic drama directed by William Dieterle ('Omar Khayyam', 'Magic Fire', 'Elephant Walk', 'Salome') and written by Paul Osborn and Peter Berneis. Joseph Cotten plays Eben Adams, a struggling young painter with money problems. For this reason, Adams decides to visit the Gallery of Spinney and although he only sells one painting, he receives good advice: he should show more life in his work. At the same time, when he is in Central Park, a young woman called Jennie appears and her beauty impresses him. 'Jennie' stars Jennifer Jones, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Cecil Kellaway, David Wayne and Albert Sharpe. The movie is a fantasy film based on the novella by Robert Nathan. The original soundtrack is composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.

The essentials

Runtime: 86 min1 hour and 26 minutes
Rating: UUniversal

How long is Portrait of Jennie?: 1 hour and 26 minutes (86 minutes).
Who directed Portrait of Jennie?: William Dieterle.
Who is in Portrait of Jennie?: It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore and Florence Bates.