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| Oct 28, 2008Entertainment Insiders
While his most famous work is arguably The Turn of the Screw , probably the best known film adaptation from his work is the 1949 film The Heiress , based on James' novel Washington Square and directed by the great William Wyler.
To add to the luminous characterizations, the casting is uniformly brilliant.
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| Oct 28, 2008Entertainment Insiders
While his most famous work is arguably The Turn of the Screw , probably the best known film adaptation from his work is the 1949 film The Heiress , based on James' novel Washington Square and directed by the great William Wyler.
To add to the luminous characterizations, the casting is uniformly brilliant.
... Full Review
| Nov 10, 2006associatedcontent.com
That is the beauty of this movie.....I just had to know the ending.Olivia De Havilland stars as Catherine Sloper in the title role of this classic black and white movie as The Heiress.....A very talented and gifted actress, she soon wished to be cast in more meaty roles....However, Miss De Havilland walked away with the Oscar for Best Actress for her stellar performance in The Heiress.....Olivia was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress for that role..... ... Full Review
| Nov 10, 2006associatedcontent.com
That is the beauty of this movie.....Olivia De Havilland stars as Catherine Sloper in the title role of this classic black and white movie as The Heiress .....A very talented and gifted actress, she soon wished to be cast in more meaty roles....However, Miss De Havilland walked away with the Oscar for Best Actress for her stellar performance in The Heiress .....Olivia was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress for that role..... ... Full Review