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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 82/100. Scores higher than 80% of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic82/100
225 audience votes
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- John HustonScreenplay
- Robert BucknerScreenplay
- Clements RipleyScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Abem FinkelScreenplay
- Louis F. EdelmanScreenplay
Cast
- Bette DavisJulie Marsden
- Henry FondaPreston Dillard
- George BrentBuck Cantrell
- Margaret LindsayAmy Bradford Dillard
- Donald CrispDr. Livingstone
- Fay BainterAunt Belle Massey
- Richard CromwellTed Dillard
- Henry O'NeillGeneral Theopholus Bogardus
- Spring ByingtonMrs. Kendrick
- John LitelJean La Cour
- Irving PichelHuger
- Theresa HarrisZette
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Themes
love of one's lifesouthern usaself-destructionnew orleans, louisianalouisianayellow feverfemale protagonistepidemicpridevanitysouthern belle