---
title: 'The Heiress (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Wyler'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-heiress-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041452/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Heiress (1949)

1949 · 114 min · Drama, Romance, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Heiress is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed and produced by William Wyler, from a screenplay written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from their 1947 stage play of the same title, which was itself adapted from Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square. The film stars Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper, a naive young woman who falls in love with a handsome young man despite the objections of her emotionally abusive father who suspects the man of being a fortune hunter. Montgomery Clift stars as Morris Townsend and Ralph Richardson as Dr. Sloper.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Producer:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Screenplay:** [Henry James](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-james)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Aaron Copland](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-copland)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [William Hornbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hornbeck)

## Cast

- [Harry Antrim](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-antrim)
- [Ray Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-collins)
- [Russ Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/russ-conway)
- [Selena Royle](https://cinepixo.com/people/selena-royle)
- [Montgomery Clift](https://cinepixo.com/people/montgomery-clift)
- [Miriam Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-hopkins)
- [Vanessa Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-brown)
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [Mona Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-freeman)
- [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer)
- [Olivia de Havilland](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-de-havilland)

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