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The Heiress

A truly great motion picture.

  • Movie
  • 1949
  • NR
  • 1h 55m

Directed by William Wyler

7.8

TMDB audience rating
7.8 out of 10 from 294 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Olivia de Havilland

    Olivia de HavillandCatherine Sloper

  • Montgomery Clift

    Montgomery CliftMorris Townsend

  • Ralph Richardson

    Ralph RichardsonDr. Austin Sloper

  • Miriam Hopkins

    Miriam HopkinsLavinia Penniman

  • Vanessa Brown

    Vanessa BrownMaria

  • Mona Freeman

    Mona FreemanMaria Almond

  • Ray Collins

    Ray CollinsJefferson Almond

  • Betty Linley

    Betty LinleyMme. Montgomery

  • Selena Royle

    Selena RoyleElizabeth Almond

  • Paul Lees

    Paul LeesArthur Townsend

  • Harry Antrim

    Harry AntrimM. Abeel

  • Russ Conway

    Russ ConwayQuintus

  • David ThursbyGeier

  • Nan Boardman

    Nan BoardmanFrench Maid (uncredited)

  • Loulette SablonFrench Maid (uncredited)

  • Jack Chefe

    Jack ChefeFrench Waiter (uncredited)

  • Ray De RavenneFrench Waiter (uncredited)

  • Marcel De La BrosseFrench Porter (uncredited)

Director
William Wyler
Writer
Ruth Goetz, Henry James and Augustus Goetz
Music
Aaron Copland
Cinematography
Leo Tover