| Portrait of Jennie | |
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 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 | |
| Distributed by | Selznick Releasing Organization |
Release date |
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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.
- ^ Portrait of Jennie entry, Fantastic Fiction website. Accessed Feb. 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Thomson, David. Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick (Abacus, 1993), p. 521.