William Wyler's The heiress / a Paramount picture ; written for the screen by Ruth and Augustus Goetz ; produced and directed by William Wyler.

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"Directed with a keen sense of ambiguity by William Wyler, this film based on a hit stage adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square pivots on a question of motive. When shy, emotionally fragile Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a heartbreaking, Oscar-winning turn), the daughter of a weal...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Heiress (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures, Inc (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Wyler, William, 1902-1981 (Film director, Film producer)
Goetz, Ruth (Screenwriter)
Goetz, Augustus (Screenwriter)
Tover, Leo, 1902-1964 (director of photography.)
Hornbeck, William, 1901-1983 (Editor of moving image work)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 (composer (expression))
Horner, Harry (Production designer)
De Havilland, Olivia (Actor)
Meehan, John, 1902-1963 (Art director)
Clift, Montgomery (Actor)
Head, Edith (Costume designer)
Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 (Actor)
Hopkins, Miriam, 1902-1972 (Actor)
Brown, Vanessa, 1928-1999 (Actor)
Freeman, Mona (Actor)
Collins, Ray, 1889-1965 (Actor)
Linley, Betty, 1890-1951 (Actor)
Royle, Selena, 1904-1983 (Actor)
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired (SDH).
Published: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:Two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 974.
Subjects:
Goetz, Ruth > Film adaptations.
Heiresses > Drama.
Rich people > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Elopement > Drama.
Disinheritance > Drama.
Abusive men > Drama.
Goetz, Ruth.
Abusive men.
Disinheritance.
Elopement.
Heiresses.
Man-woman relationships.
Rich people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (illustrations ; 48 x 38 cm folded to 19 cm x 12 cm).
Variant Title:
Heiress
Format: Video DVD

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