In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Acting
Bette Davis weaponizes every glance and gesture.
Costume
The red dress scandal that nearly ended her.
Direction
Wyler pushing Davis to her volcanic best.
Director
William Wyler
Bette Davis
Julie Marsden
Henry Fonda
Preston Dillard
George Brent
Buck Cantrell
Margaret Lindsay
Amy Bradford Dillard
Donald Crisp
Dr. Livingstone
Fay Bainter
Aunt Belle Massey
Richard Cromwell
Ted Dillard
Henry O'Neill
General Theopholus Bogardus
Spring Byington
Mrs. Kendrick
John Litel
Jean La Cour
Irving Pichel
Huger
Theresa Harris
Zette
Janet Shaw
Molly Allen
Margaret Early
Stephanie Kendrick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Davis fought Wyler constantly on set, later calling him 'the man who helped me be more than I thought I could be.'
The red dress was Technicolor's first major fashion statement; audiences gasped at its brazen symbolism.
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