# The Heiress (1949)

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**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, History
**Directed by**: William Wyler
**Written by**: Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz
**Starring**: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Mona Freeman

> *A truly great motion picture.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here’s a film unafraid to suggest that maybe some women aren’t all that interesting. A plain, wealthy young woman in old New York is courted by a handsome fortune hunter. It’s a story that manages to make Montgomery Clift seem like the sensible one.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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