The Heiress

7.7 / 10

(235 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Romance,

History

Duration:

115 minutes

Year:

1949

Director:

William Wyler

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Budget:

$2,600,000

Revenue:

$2,300,000

Cast:
Olivia de Havilland

Catherine Sloper

Montgomery Clift

Morris Townsend

Ralph Richardson

Dr. Austin Sloper

Miriam Hopkins

Lavinia Penniman

Vanessa Brown

Maria

Crew:
William Wyler

Director

William Hornbeck

Editor

John Meehan

Art Direction

Augustus Goetz

Theatre Play

Edith Head

Costume Design