L'ereditiera (1949)
New York, 1850. Caterina, una ricca ereditiera orfana di madre, dolce di carattere ma non eccessivamente attraente, conosce a un ballo Morris Towsend, bel giovane, disinvolto e gentile. I due si innamorano, ma il padre di lei, intuendo che l'interesse del ragazzo è volto unicamente ai suoi soldi, nega il permesso alle nozze e parte con la figlia per l'Europa. Al ritorno Morris continua a corteggiare Caterina e tra questa e il padre si arriva alla rottura definitiva. Un episodio però, apre gli occhi alla ragazza che...
Direttore:
William Wyler
Scrittori:
Augustus Goetz, Ruth Goetz.
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Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper |
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Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend |
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Ralph Richardson as Dr. Austin Sloper |
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Miriam Hopkins as Lavinia Penniman |
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Vanessa Brown as Maria |
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Mona Freeman as Maria Almond |
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Ray Collins as Jefferson Almond |
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Betty Linley as Mme. Montgomery |
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Selena Royle as Elizabeth Almond |
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Paul Lees as Arthur Townsend |
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Harry Antrim as M. Abeel |
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Russ Conway as Quintus |
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David Thursby as Geier |
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Nan Boardman as French Maid (uncredited) |
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Loulette Sablon as French Maid (uncredited) |
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Jack Chefe as French Waiter (uncredited) |
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Ray De Ravenne as French Waiter (uncredited) |
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Marcel De La Brosse as French Porter (uncredited) |
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Albert Pollet as French Porter (uncredited) |
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Arthur Dulac as French Bellboy (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr as Groom (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited) |
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Louise Lorimer as Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Fish Peddler (uncredited) |
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Ralph Sanford as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer as Minister (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vernon as Delivery Woman (uncredited) |
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Mary Bayless as |
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Charles Meakin as |
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Paul Power as |
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Edward Rickard as |
| Art | Harry Horner | Art Direction |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Sound | Aaron Copland | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Art | John Meehan | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Writing | Augustus Goetz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ruth Goetz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry James | Novel |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Writing | Augustus Goetz | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hal Lierley | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Charles Woolstenhulme | Production Manager |
| Sound | Leon Becker | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenore Weaver | Hairstylist |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Production | Lester Koenig | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Sound | Van Cleave | Orchestrator |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert Wyler | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Haskell B. Boggs | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Ronnie Lubin | Script Supervisor |