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The Heiress is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed and produced by William Wyler, from a screenplay written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from their 1947 stage play of the same title, which was itself adapted from Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square.
The Heiress: Directed by William Wyler. With Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins. A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.
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- Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1949-12-28
Aug 8, 2021 · This week, we discuss the 1949 Oscar-winning drama THE HEIRESS, starring two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland and directed by three-time Oscar-winning filmmaking legend William...
- 124 min
- 24.7K
- Filmgazm Productions
The Heiress (1949) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A plain young woman's money makes her prey to fortune hunters. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Wyler. Director. Olivia De Havilland. Catherine Sloper. Montgomery Clift.
- William Wyler, C. C. Coleman Jr.
- Olivia De Havilland
Catherine (Olivia de Havilland), a young woman who stands to inherit her father's large fortune, falls in love when she meets Morris (Montgomery...
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- Olivia de Havilland
- William Wyler
- Drama
A graceful drawing-room drama boasting Academy Award–winning costume design by Edith Head, The Heiress is also a piercing character study riven by emotional uncertainty and lacerating cruelty, in a triumph of classic Hollywood filmmaking at its most psychologically nuanced.
The Heiress, American dramatic film, released in 1949, that was adapted from the play of the same name by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz. Both the play and the film were based on the Henry James novel Washington Square (1881).
