The Heiress

Montgomery Clift - Movies I've Viewed (12 person items)

" Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson and Olivia de Havilland"

Hand Fan - Movies (26 movies items)

"(1949) Montgomery Clift and Olivia de Havilland"

Film Diary 2022 (114 movies items)

"6.2 Great performances all around, Olivia de Havilland is especially brilliant. "

Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)

"In the mid-19th Century, Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland), the wealthy daughter of Dr. Austin Sloper (Ralph Richardson) falls in love with Morris (Montgomery Clift), who promises to marry her. Dr. Sloper tells her she will be disinherited from a $10,000 fortune because of his suspicions of Morris robbing her money. However, Morris' trust is put to the test when he finds out about the will and storms off, thereby breaking Catherine’s heart and allowing her to plot revenge against him. Rel"

Best Actresses in a Leading Role 1919-55, 1994- (69 movies items)

"1949 Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress "

Best Actors in a Supporting Role 1919-55, 1994- (70 movies items)

"1949 Ralph Richardson - The Heiress "

Olivia de Havilland - Movies I've Viewed (21 person items)

" Montgomery Clift and Olivia de Havilland"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1940's) (86 movies items)

" Notes: I haven't seen this one yet..."

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2019 (251 movies items)

"2.5. 2019 "The Heiress", one of the greatest films by William Wyler, looks like another standard melodrama that tells about class differences and romance, but it truly is something else. It can't be classified as a romantic film since there's no genuine romance in the film. "The Heiress" is more like an analysis of morally corrupt society instead of a traditional melodrama. A strict and cynical father wastes all of his time on thinking about his deceased wife. His daughter falls in love with a"

Edith Head - Costume Designer (Oscar Winner) (8 person items)

" (1949) Montgomery Clift and Olivia de Havilland"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: I haven't seen this one yet..."

100 Greatest Golden Age Hollywood Films (100 movies items)

"Of all the classic Hollywood directors, William Wyler was always one of my least favourite. Although he undoubtedly knew how to direct the hell out of a scene, with almost every one of his films containing a sequence that has wowed me, overall his choice of material has dated considerably.From melodramas like 'Jezebel' and 'Dodsworth' through wartime tales like 'Mrs. Miniver' and 'The Best Years of Our Lives' to epics like 'Ben Hur', Wyler's films are of their time in a manner that feels creaky "