Portland Public Library

William Wyler's The heiress, a Paramount picture ; written for the screen by Ruth and Augustus Goetz ; produced and directed by William Wyler

Title from title frameBased on the stage play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz; suggested by the Henry James novel Washington SquareOriginally released as a motion picture in 1949Full screen (1.37:1)Features: New, restored 4K digital transfer; New conversation between screenwriter Jay Cocks and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New program about the film's costumes featuring costume collector and historian Larry McQueen; The Costume Designer, a restored 1950 short film featuring costume designer Edith Head; Appearance by actor Olivia de Havilland on a 1986 episode of The Paul Ryan Show; Excerpts from a 1973 tribute to director William Wyler on The Merv Griffin Show, featuring Wyler, de Havilland, and actors Bette Davis and Walter Pidgeon; Wyler's acceptance speech from The American Film Institute's 1976 Salute to William Wyler; Interview with actor Ralph Richardson filmed in 1981 for the documentary Directed by Willam Wyler; Trailer; An essay by critic Pamela Hutchinson

black and white

monaural

Director of photography, Leo Tover ; art director, John Meehan ; editor, William Hornbeck ; production design, Harry Horner ; costumes, Edith Head ; music, Aaron Copland

other

Two-DVD special edition.

9781681435800

videodisc

Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Mona Freeman, Ray Collins, Betty Linley, Selena Royle

2 videodiscs (104 min.), DVD video, sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in. +, 1 insert (illustrations ; 48 x 38 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm)

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)1090563698

DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital monaural

715515229517

CC3023DDVD -- The Criterion Collection

DVD