| | Heiress, The | |
Description
Olivia de Havilland won her second Academy Award for The Heiress, giving one
of her finest screen performances in this version of the Ruth and Augustus Goetz
play, based on Henry James's 'Washington Square'.
In 1840's New York Catherine lives with her father, Dr. Sloper, a physician. Her
mother died some years before, and Dr. Sloper still idolizes her. He never
misses an opportunity to compare his daughter to her - a comparison the daughter
cannot win. When Morris Townsend, a handsome but penniless young man, comes
along and woos and wins his daughter's heart, Dr. Sloper is sure that he is only
after her considerable inheritance, and opposes their marriage. Dr. Sloper takes
his daughter to Europe in hopes she will forget Morris, but she does not. After
Catherine returns to New York, the young lovers plan to elope. Dr. Sloper
threatens to disinherit his daughter. Will this dissuade Morris?
Technical Details
Region 2
Year 1949
Screen Fullscreen 4:3
Colour B&W
Languages English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
Duration 1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)
Genre: Drama
Certificate: U Universal - Suitable for all
Directed by: William Wyler
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