Movie
The Heiress
1949NR1h 55m7.8 / 10
A truly great motion picture.
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
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Synopsis
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
More about The Heiress
Cast
Olivia de HavillandCatherine Sloper
Montgomery CliftMorris Townsend
Ralph RichardsonDr. Austin Sloper
Miriam HopkinsLavinia Penniman
Vanessa BrownMaria
Mona FreemanMaria Almond
Ray CollinsJefferson Almond
Betty LinleyMme. MontgomeryCredits
- Directed by
- William Wyler
- Written by
- Augustus Goetz, Ruth Goetz, Henry James
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2.6M
- Box office
- $2.3M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Themes
19th centuryblack and whitecallouscautionarycruelcynicalembroideryfortune
