---
title: 'Portrait of Jennie (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/portrait-of-jennie-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040705/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Portrait of Jennie (1948)

1948 · 86 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 American supernatural film directed by William Dieterle, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Its plot follows an impoverished New York City painter whose chance encounter with an old-fashioned young woman in Central Park changes the course of his life. It is based on the 1940 novella of the same name by Robert Nathan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Screenplay:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick), [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Peter Berneis](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berneis)
- **Producer:** [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Claude Debussy](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-debussy), [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august), [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)

## Cast

- [Joseph Cotten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cotten)
- [Henry Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hull)
- [David Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wayne)
- [Jennifer Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jones)
- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Albert Sharpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-sharpe)
- [Florence Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-bates)
- [Felix Bressart](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-bressart)
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Nancy Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-reagan)
- [Lillian Gish](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-gish)
- [Anne Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-francis)

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