The Letter
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Film · TMDB
7.3After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Released: 1940-11-2195 minDir: William WylerCrime, Drama
Cast
- Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
- Herbert Marshall as Robert Crosbie
- James Stephenson as Howard Joyce
- Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce
- Gale Sondergaard as Mrs. Hammond
- Bruce Lester as John Withers
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.5/10
14,903 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 7 Oscars. 1 win & 9 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 5 December 1940
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Letter
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- William Somerset Maugham
- Cast member
- Leonard Mudie
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
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Categories
1940 American films1940 crime drama films1940 English-language films1940 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican films based on playsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about adulteryFilms based on works by W. Somerset MaughamFilms directed by William WylerFilms produced by Hal B. Wallis