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The Heiress Reviews

1949

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Olivia De Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins
Director	William Wyler
Genres	Drama

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- Wyler's version of Henry James' Washington Square (based on a play adaptation) is typically plush, painstaking and... read more on Time Out
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- - 7
  - 0
  Cruel Attentions
  
  Under the veneer of elegant clothes and beautifully appointed homes in turn-of-the-century New York, real cruelty is being enacted. The imperious Richardson (... read more »
  
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  - RJNeb2
  - 774 reviews
  - London
  - 18 May 2006 at 18:16
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- - 0
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  Engrossing drama based on a short novel by Henry James
  
  William Wyler's engrossing drama 'The Heiress' has as its origins a play with the same name by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, which they based on Henry ... read more »
  
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- - CarlHalling
  - 12 reviews
  - Greater London Urban Area
  - 10 Apr 2012 at 00:50
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  Girl Power
  
  I loved this film, seen it before but loved it so much i needed to see it again and it didn't let me down.
  
  It is such an interesting, sweet film ... read more »
  
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- - weekak
  - 20 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 23 Nov 2011 at 14:09
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  A very good film indeed --- and very highly recommended
  
  An excellent period melodrama with high production values and wonderful acting from the always reliable and lovely Olivia de Havilland and the great Ralph ... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 23:55
- - 0
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  Superbly Crafted "Heiress"
  
  Set in 1840s New York, 'The Heiress' tells the story of shy, naive 'plain Jane' heiress Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Sep 2011 at 14:05
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  Watch this!
  
  Not seen on terrestial TV for some time, this is quality drama with a fine cast on top of their game.
  
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- - Buspassman
  - 5 reviews
  - 15 Aug 2011 at 13:37
- - 1
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  Suprising
  
  Not what I was expecting
  
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- - citygirl
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  - London
  - 23 Sep 2008 at 16:39
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  Class
  
  A class act from all concerned, including Henry James, who wrote the original story as 'Washington Square'. The plot is almost Shakespearian in its ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 20:30
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  'Old New York' Drama
  
  Based on the main characters in Henry James' 'Washington Square'. The plot is essentially straightforward: a 'plain Jane' heiress is ... read more »
  
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  - Leeds, West Yorkshire
  - 25 Apr 2007 at 14:10
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  Not Bad
  
  Not one of the best films I've seen from this period but then again, there is a lot of excellent competition (White Heat). A good film in its own right. ... read more »
  
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  - Southampton, England
  - 16 Apr 2007 at 01:32
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  a cracker
  
  I really enjoyed this old classic. Olivia De Havilland is splendid and chilling as the plain but wealthy spinster with the suitor who seems just too good to be... read more »
  
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  - 26 Nov 2006 at 15:36
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- - 7
  - 0
  Cruel Attentions
  
  Under the veneer of elegant clothes and beautifully appointed homes in turn-of-the-century New York, real cruelty is being enacted. The imperious Richardson (... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 245847
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - RJNeb2
  - 774 reviews
  - London
  - 18 May 2006 at 18:16
- - 3
  - 0
  a cracker
  
  I really enjoyed this old classic. Olivia De Havilland is splendid and chilling as the plain but wealthy spinster with the suitor who seems just too good to be... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - East Sussex
  - 26 Nov 2006 at 15:36
- - 2
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  Timeless Classic
  
  With Olivia De Havilland playing the dowdy heiress and a young ( and gorgeous) Montgomery Clift as the man offering her marriage and an escape in exchange for ... read more »
  
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- 228177
- - a customer
  - West Sussex
  - 04 Apr 2006 at 08:29
- - 1
  - 0
  'Old New York' Drama
  
  Based on the main characters in Henry James' 'Washington Square'. The plot is essentially straightforward: a 'plain Jane' heiress is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 433698
- - Great Expectations
  - Leeds, West Yorkshire
  - 25 Apr 2007 at 14:10
- - 1
  - 0
  Suprising
  
  Not what I was expecting
  
  Report this review
- 633782
- - citygirl
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Sep 2008 at 16:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Not Bad
  
  Not one of the best films I've seen from this period but then again, there is a lot of excellent competition (White Heat). A good film in its own right. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 430354
- - a customer
  - Southampton, England
  - 16 Apr 2007 at 01:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Class
  
  A class act from all concerned, including Henry James, who wrote the original story as 'Washington Square'. The plot is almost Shakespearian in its ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 606883
- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 20:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Watch this!
  
  Not seen on terrestial TV for some time, this is quality drama with a fine cast on top of their game.
  
  Report this review
- 1029402
- - Buspassman
  - 5 reviews
  - 15 Aug 2011 at 13:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Superbly Crafted "Heiress"
  
  Set in 1840s New York, 'The Heiress' tells the story of shy, naive 'plain Jane' heiress Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1041667
- - a customer
  - 17 Sep 2011 at 14:05
- - 18
  - 18
  A very good film indeed --- and very highly recommended
  
  An excellent period melodrama with high production values and wonderful acting from the always reliable and lovely Olivia de Havilland and the great Ralph ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1048577
- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 23:55

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  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 ...