The Heiress

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The Heiress (1949)

NR 06/10/1949 (US) Drama, Romance, History 1h 55m

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A truly great motion picture.

Synopsis

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.

William Wyler

Director
Henry James

Novel
Augustus Goetz

Screenplay
Ruth Goetz

Screenplay

Têtes d'affiche

Olivia de Havilland

Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift

Morris Townsend
Ralph Richardson

Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins

Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown

Maria
Mona Freeman

Maria Almond
Ray Collins

Jefferson Almond
Betty Linley

Mme. Montgomery
Selena Royle

Elizabeth Almond
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Une critique de John Chard

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Rédigée par John Chard le 28 août 2019

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 unease with the social graces of the day. Then one day at a society ball she is lavished with attention from Morris Townsend, could this be love? Or is he merely after her inheritance? An inheritance her father will take away from her should she progress further with the shifty Townsend.

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