Portrait of Jennie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-04-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4500 Reviews)

Director:

William Dieterle

Genres:

Drama Romance Fantasy

Cast:

Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore Lillian Gish

Writer:

Robert Nathan (novel)

Leonardo Bercovici (adaptation)

Paul Osborn (screenplay)

Peter Berneis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eben Adams is a talented but struggling artist in Depression era New York who has never been able to find inspiration for a painting. One day, after he finally finds someone to buy a painting from him, a pretty but odd young girl named Jennie Appleton appears and strikes up an unusual friendship with Eben.

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