The Heiress (1949)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.2/10   

Director:

William Wyler

Escritores:

Augustus Goetz (play)
Augustus Goetz (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 octubre 1949 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

When a Woman Loves a Man . . . She Doesn't Want to Know the Truth About Him !

Plot:

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Plot Keywords:

Money | Fortune | Fortune Hunter | Inheritance | 1840s

Premios:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Triumph for two great stars.

Reparto

Olivia de Havilland	...	Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift	...	Morris Townsend
Ralph Richardson	...	Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins	...	Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown	...	Maria
Betty Linley	...	Mrs. Montgomery
Ray Collins	...	Jefferson Almond
Mona Freeman	...	Marian Almond
Selena Royle	...	Elizabeth Almond
Paul Lees	...	Arthur Townsend
Harry Antrim	...	Mr. Abeel
Russ Conway	...	Quintus
David Thursby	...	Geier

También conocida como:

La heredera (Spain) [es]

Duración:

115 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Clasificación:

UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:12 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

In his autobiography, Basil Rathbone lamented that he did not get the part of Dr Sloper in the film, following his performance in the play in New York, opposite Wendy Hiller. Had he been cast, and had Errol Flynn won the part of Morris Townsend as originally planned, this would have been a re-teaming of all three main stars from the 1938 film classic, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).

Errores:

Continuidad: When Morris first asks Kathryn to dance at the party, she is seated with her dance card in her hand. Her fan is hanging from a string around her wrist on the same arm. Cut to a wider shot as Kathryn stands to join Morris, and suddenly her fan is in her hand, and her dance card is hanging from her wrist.

Citas:

Elizabeth Almond: Well, she has the prospect of $30,000 a year.
Austin Sloper: I see you appreciate her.
Elizabeth Almond: I don't mean it's her only merit. But you always have a way of alluding to her as an unmarriageble girl.
Austin Sloper: My allusions are just as kind as yours.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Age of Dissonance (#2.18)" (2009)

Banda de Sonido:

Plaisir d'amour (The Joys of Love)

A Triumph for two great stars.

There is no doubt that "The Heiress" was a triumph for two great stars - Olivia de Havilland and Ralph Richardson. Made over 50 years ago, this film is still extremely watchable, and the performances stand up as good as anything today. de Havilland's Oscar was well and truly warranted, as this is an acting achievement which covers every range of emotion from innocence to cruelty in an amazing way. As the plain daughter of a very bitter man, she is able to convey the frustrations, hurt and bitter revenge in a way that is completely believable - just a stunning characterization. As the unfeeling father Ralph Richardson shows his class, and warranted Best Supporting Actor recognition. Montgomery Clift was miscast to a certain degree, but under William Wyler's direction, he got through Okay. But truly, the film belongs to the two headliners alone.