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The Letter

1940 | 95 min | Drama · Crime

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Synopsis

The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929 by director Jean de Limur.

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Credits

Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Director
William Wyler
Screenplay
William Somerset Maugham, Howard Koch
Director of Photography
Tony Gaudio
Original Music Composer
Max Steiner
Editor
George Amy
Country
United States

Cast · 14

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Tetsu Komai

Tetsu Komai

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Herbert Marshall

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