The Heiress

"A truly great motion picture."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

18,368 votes

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7.8/10

279 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Best Actress

Nominated

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Supporting Actor

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Golden Globe Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 2 nominations

Won

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Nominated

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

National Board of Review for Best Actor

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.6M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$2.3M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-300,000

ROI: -12%

Budget Recovery88% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.6M|Revenue: $2.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

18.5K

Daily Avg

309

7-Day Trend

-64%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Washington Square

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Leo Tover

Film Editing

William Hornbeck

Music / Score

Aaron Copland

Costume Design

Edith Head

Production Design

Harry Horner

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

NetflixParamount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Heiress

Available in 6 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	Channel 4	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Germany12

FranceU

Brazil12

Production

Director

William Wyler

Writers

Augustus Goetz, Ruth Goetz, Henry James, Augustus Goetz

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Olivia de Havilland

Catherine Sloper

Montgomery Clift

Morris Townsend

Ralph Richardson

Dr. Austin Sloper

Miriam Hopkins

Lavinia Penniman

Vanessa Brown

Maria

Mona Freeman

Maria Almond

Ray Collins

Jefferson Almond

Betty Linley

Mme. Montgomery

Selena Royle

Elizabeth Almond

No Image

Paul Lees

Arthur Townsend

Harry Antrim

M. Abeel

Russ Conway

Quintus

Tags & Keywords

new york citymarriagelovemoneywealthinheritancecynicalmanhattan, new york cityembroideryspinster19th centuryfortunefortune huntercautionarycallous

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