| | | Academy Award Winner Olivia de Havilland Lights Up the Screen!
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, French
Academy Award winner Olivia De Havilland and Montgomery Clift light up the screen in this spellbinding, landmark drama. De Havilland is Catherine Sloper, an aristocratic young woman living under the scrutiny of her malevolent father. When a handsome but penniless suitor proposes, her father believes he could only be after her vast estate and threatens disinheritance. Can she be rich in both love and money? Based on the stage version of Henry James' renowned novel Washington Square, this "four star" (Leonard Maltin) winner of four Academy Awards features an all-new digitally remastered picture. A masterpiece of love, deception and betrayal, The Heiress remains a shining example of a true cinematic achievement!
"...a perennial classic." Rob Lineberger, DVD Verdict
"...superbly acted drama..." Sanderson Beck, Movie Mirror
Editor's Note
A superb cinematic version of the Henry James' novel "Washington Square." After discovering that his bride-to-be is going to be disinherited, a handsome young fortune hunter jilts her on the night of their elopement. Years later, when the woman's fortune is secured, the man returns and again asks for her hand, but his erstwhile sweetheart has other plans for him. Copeland's score is magnificent. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture; Best Director.
Plot Summary
Catherine, the plain, shy daughter of a wealthy physician, has never received either tenderness or attention. So when a handsome young man comes along and claims to love her, she eagerly returns his affections. Her cold, stern father, however, realizes that the suitor cares more for Catherine's money than for her... and he does everything in his considerable power to destroy the relationship.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Exclusive Introduction By Turner Classic Movies Host & Film Historian Robert Osborne | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1949 | | Catalog ID: 61032367 | | UPC: 00025193236722 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1950) | | | Golden Globe, Olivia de Havilland, Best Motion Picture Actress | |
Nominee (1950) | | | Golden Globe, Miriam Hopkins, Best Supporting Actress | | | Oscar, Ralph Richardson, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | Oscar, Leo Tover, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | | | Oscar, William Wyler, Best Director | | | Oscar, William Wyler, Best Picture | |
Winner (1950) | | | Oscar, Olivia de Havilland, Best Actress in a Leading Role | | | Oscar, John Meehan, et. al., Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | | | Oscar, Edith Head, Gile Steele, Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | | | Oscar, Aaron Copland, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | FilmsGraded.com 9 of 10
Why is The Heiress such an outstanding movie? The script is excellent. Clift and especially Richardson are well cast. De Havilland is too lovely to play the plain daughter, but she does it so well. The three major characters are well defined, particularly the father, who belittles his daughter by comparing her with the idealized memory of his late wife...The Heiress was nominated for a flood of academy awards, but the only major award was Best Actress to De Havilland. Her character begins the story as an earnest wallflower, but becomes proud and mature by its end. De Havilland could play both sides of the character equally well. - Brian Koller
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