The Letter
1940 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 7.3
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Based on The Letter
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-11-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (246 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- singapore
- plantation
- letter
- film noir
- murder
- malaya
- murder suspect
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1941 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1941 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Elizabeth Inglis
as Adele Ainsworth
Cecil Kellaway
as Prescott
Victor Sen Yung
as Ong Chi Seng
Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Cooper
Directed by William Wyler