| Uniform Title |
Heiress (Motion picture : 1949) |
| Title |
The heiress. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©1949 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (116 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4033. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. |
| Special features: exclusive introduction by "Turner Classic Movies" host and film historian Robert Osborne -- theatrical trailer. |
| From the play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz which was inspired by the novel Washington square by Henry James. |
| Credits |
Directed by William Wyler. |
| Performers |
Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Mona Freeman, Vanessa Brown, Selena Royle. |
| Summary |
A naïve young woman falls for a handsome young man whom her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono , NTSC, 4:3 (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Language note |
English dialogue, English hard of hearing subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress 1949 ; Winner Golden Globe USA Best Actress 1949. |
| Subjects |
Goetz, Augustus -- Film adaptations |
| Goetz, Ruth -- Film adaptations |
| James, Henry, -- 1843-1916 -- Film adaptations. |
| Rich people -- Drama |
| Elopement -- Drama |
| Disinheritance -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Romance films |
| Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Black and white films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981 director. |
| De Havilland, Olivia actor. |
| Clift, Montgomery actor |
| Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 actor. |
| Goetz, Augustus. Heiress Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Goetz, Ruth. Heiress Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| James, Henry, 1843-1916. Washington Square Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Clift, Montgomery .
- De Havilland, Olivia .
- Goetz, Augustus. Heiress .
- Goetz, Ruth. Heiress .
- James, Henry, 1843-1916. Washington Square .
- Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 .
- Wyler, William, 1902-1981 .
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