This article is about the 1948 film. For the Robert Nathan work on which the film was based, see Portrait of Jennie (novella). For the 1970 Dizzy Gillespie album, see Portrait of Jenny.
Portrait of Jennie
Movie poster
Directed by
William Dieterle
Screenplay by
Paul Osborn Peter Berneis Leonardo Bercovici (adaptation)
Based on
Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan[1]
Produced by
David O. Selznick David Hempstead
Starring
Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore
Narrated by
Joseph Cotten
Cinematography
Joseph H. August
Edited by
William Morgan
Music by
Claude Debussy Dimitri Tiomkin
Color process
Technicolor
Production company
Vanguard Films
Distributed by
Selznick Releasing Organization
Release date
December 25, 1948 (1948-12-25)
Running time
86 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4,041,000[2]
Box office
$1,510,000 (rentals)[2]
Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 American supernatural film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Special Effects (Paul Eagler, Joseph McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects: Charles L. Freeman and James G. Stewart). Joseph H. August was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography - Black and White.
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