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This 5 page report discusses the 1949 movie “The Heiress” starring Olivia de Havilland (who won an Oscar for her performance) Montgomery Clift, and Ralph Richardson (who received an Oscar nomination). The movie was directed by the legendary William Wyler (he was also nominated for an Oscar) and demonstrates his great talent in terms of combining all elements of great movie-making from composition and staging to costuming. No additional sources.
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as "the greatest movies of 1949," "best movies of the Forties," or "Wylers best." In a year that saw the release of other all-time classics such as "Adams Rib," "On
the Town," "All the Kings Men" and "The Third Man," Olivia de Havilland "The Heiress" held her own and was rightfully awarded the Oscar for her portrayal of Catherine
Sloper and Wyler was nominated as best director (losing to Joseph L. Mankiewicz for "All the Kings Men"). Apparently, there were many in Hollywood that Ralph Richardson (Catherines father Dr.
Sloper) should have won his Oscar nomination as best supporting actor. Others believed Montgomery Clift was overlooked for his contribution while others thought he was just too handsome to be
taken seriously as a con man. The film also won "best" in costume design, music, and art direction. One of the reasons that the film has earned its position on
so many "best of" lists and that de Havilland was acknowledged for her remarkable work is because of the outstanding cinematography, costuming, and composition that are repeatedly presented in unique
and beautiful expressions of movie-making artistry. "The Heiress" is based on Henry James "Washington Square" and, in many ways, it is as lush as one of the contemporary Merchant-Ivory or
Emma Thompson movie adaptations of other literary classics that offer a view into a world that existed 100 years earlier than the movies telling of the story. That same view
to another world in terms of making movies is seen in terms of Wylers style, de Havilland, Richardson, and Clifts acting, Leo Tovers photographic skill, Aaron Coplands musical score, and
the costume design by the renowned Edith Head. Composition and Staging Every aspect of "The Heiress" demonstrates why Wyler has been revered in Hollywood and film studies for
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