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The Heiress

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1949
1h 55m
English
Drama, Romance, History
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Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more than needlepoint. Enter handsome Morris Townsend, a dashing social climber with his eye on the spinster's heart and substantial inheritance.
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Cast

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Olivia de Havilland
Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift
Morris Townsend
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins
Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown
Mona Freeman
Maria Almond
Ray Collins
Jefferson Almond
Betty Linley
Mme. Montgomery
Selena Royle
Elizabeth Almond
Paul Lees
Arthur Townsend
Harry Antrim
M. Abeel
Russ Conway
David Thursby
Nan Boardman
French Maid (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon
French Maid (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
French Waiter (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
French Waiter (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse
French Porter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
French Porter (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
French Bellboy (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Groom (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Directed By: William Wyler
Written By: Henry James (Novel), Ruth Goetz (Screenplay), + 1 more

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soonertbone says...
9 months ago
Oh god, what heartbreak. Not the most thrilling filmmaking here, but elevated to grand heights by de Havilland's performance. Somehow her VOICE changes gradually over the course of the movie, hardening into bitterness and resolve in a way that I've never seen before. Clift is of course his wonderful self, and I love the downer ending. Really wonderful.
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The_Argentinian says...
4 years ago
This movie held up pretty well 71 years later. It's very feminist for its time.
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Juliosoft says...
4 years ago
Great direction, great performances, great movie. Just by looking at their faces or their eyes you see what they think, just like Bella and Edward from Twilight :-)
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Jay Shuai says...
2 years ago
Nothing really good or bad to say about this one. He definition of average.
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John Chard
5 years ago
Turning of the tide in acting and directing masterclass.

Dowdy spinster Catherine Sloper is stuck in a rut, she is often made to feel useless by her almost tyrannical father, and her life is ambling along in uneventful boredom. Potential gentleman suitors stay well clear of her, such is her uneas More
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