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Overview

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7.6/10   2,315 votes
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Director:
William Dieterle
Writers:
Robert Nathan (novel)
Leonardo Bercovici (adaptation)
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Release Date:
22 April 1949 (USA) more
Plot:
A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
May I Echo All The Praise For This Film? more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Jennifer Jones ... Jennie Appleton
Joseph Cotten ... Eben Adams
Ethel Barrymore ... Miss Spinney

Lillian Gish ... Mother Mary of Mercy
Cecil Kellaway ... Matthews
David Wayne ... Gus O'Toole
Albert Sharpe ... Moore (as Albert Sharp)
Henry Hull ... Eke
Florence Bates ... Mrs. Jekes (landlady)
Felix Bressart ... Pete
Clem Bevans ... Capt. Cobb
Maude Simmons ... Clara Morgan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jennie (UK)
Tidal Wave
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Black and White | Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (special stereo mix in final storm scene) | Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Company:
Vanguard Films more

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Trivia:
Special effects: Although almost the entire film is in black and white, the tidal wave sequence towards the end is shown in green tint, and the final shot of the completed portrait of Jennie is in full Technicolor. The original theatrical releases in Los Angeles and New York presented the tidal wave sequence in Magnascope. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While talking to Eke, Eben is standing on the left of the screen. After a close-up shot of Eke, Eben is on the right. more
Quotes:
Jennie Appleton: I wish that you would wait for me to grow up so that we could always be together. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
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43 out of 48 people found the following comment useful:-
May I Echo All The Praise For This Film?, 24 September 2005
10/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Prior to my review, 50 people have done theirs on this website and there isn't much I can add to the adjectives they have used, such as "beautiful,"" "haunting," "underrated," etc.

"Portrait Of Jennie" continues to be my all-time favorite romance story, probably because it features time travel, which I usually find fascinating, and two of my most-liked classic actors: Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.

Once you get past that beginning narration consisting of stupid New Age mumbo-jumbo, the film is pure charm and who better to exhibit that than Jones? Few women ever looked more wholesome, sounded sweeter and looked more beautiful than this actress, who really projected innocence as she showed in her Academy Award winning debut in "The Song Of Bernadette" earlier in the decade.

Cotten is a good match for her in this film. An underrated star, he had a great voice and magnetism of his own.

However, the more I watch this film the more I am fascinated with Ethel Barrymore, who plays the kindly, spinster art museum owner. She has an extremely knowledgeable countenance and delivery of speech. Cecil Kellaway plays her art museum partner and rounds out this very likable cast.. The are no "bad guys" in this film......just good people.

The mystical time-space quality in this romance, something akin to 1980''s "Somewhere In Time," fascinates throughout and special effects are pretty darn good, too, considering when it was made.

For me, as with others, this movie was a haunting one: a film that moves me each time I see it. I have viewed perhaps 10,000 films in my 60 years and this one still ranks in the Top Ten.

Thanks to it being available on DVD - and at a cheap price - more and more people are discovering this gem. This is one of those classic movies that would still appeal to younger people today.....at least, I hope I would.

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