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The Heiress

Name: The Heiress
Director: William Wyler
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Released: 1949-10-06
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown

DramaRomanceHistory

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

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Cast

Olivia de HavillandMontgomery CliftRalph RichardsonMiriam HopkinsVanessa BrownMona FreemanRay CollinsBetty LinleySelena RoylePaul LeesHarry AntrimRuss Conway

Director

William Wyler

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