DVD

The heiress

Wyler, William, 1902-1981 (film director.). Clift, Montgomery, (actor.). De Havilland, Olivia, (actor.). Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 (actor.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Montgomery Clift, Olivia De Haviland, Ralph Richardson. (Cast).

Summary: A graceful drawing-room drama and piercing character study driven by emotional uncertainty and lacerating cruelty, William Wyler₂s film, starring Montgomery Clift and Olivia de Havilland (in an Oscar-winning turn), is classic Hollywood filmmaking at its most psychologically nuanced.

Record details

ISBN: 1681435802
ISBN: 9781681435800
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (115 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Edition: Two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: New conversation between Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme; new program about the films' costumes; The costume designer, a restored 1950 short film; appearance by Olivia de Havilland on a 1979 episode of The Paul Ryan Show; excerpts from a 1973 tribute to William Wyler on The Merv Griffin Show; Wyler's acceptance speech from The American Film Institutes salute to Wyler; interview with Richardson filmed in 1981; essay by Pamela Hutchinson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Montgomery Clift, Olivia De Haviland, Ralph Richardson.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, full screen (1.37:1); monaural.
Language Note:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).