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Film Matinee: The Heiress

BBC One
on BBC One London

[Starring] Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson
with Miriam Hopkins, Mona Freeman, Vanessa Brown

In this film, based on the novel "Washington Square" by Henry James, Olivia de Havilland won an Academy Award for her performance as an unattractive but wealthy girl who is pursued by a fortune hunter.

Contributors

Producer/Director:
William Wyler
Screenplay:
Ruth Goetz
Screenplay:
Augustus Goetz
Music:
Aaron Copland
Based on the novel "Washington Square" by:
Henry James
Catherine Sloper:
Olivia de Havilland
Morris Townsend:
Montgomery Clift
Dr. Austin Sloper:
Ralph Richardson
Lavinia Penninan:
Miriam Hopkins
Maria:
Vanessa Brown
Marion:
Mona Freeman
Elizabeth Almond:
Selena Boyle
Jefferson Almond:
Ray Collins
Source: Radio Times

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