Leave Her to Heaven
1945 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 7.4 · 80% critics
A whirlwind romance leads a successful writer to marry a glamorous socialite, but her love quickly turns possessive and dangerously jealous. As she tries to keep him all to herself, suspicion and manipulation spread through their circle, pushing the marriage toward a tense, unsettling breaking point.
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Details
- Years
- 1945
- Release date
- 1945-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (280 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, obsessive romance with mounting tension and a vivid, old-Hollywood feel; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn melodrama or implausible courtroom drama, like in The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Pros: intense jealousy-driven drama; striking color visuals; memorable central performance | Cons: slow for some; melodramatic turns; courtroom logic questioned
Themes
- lake
- based on novel or book
- boat
- femme fatale
- film noir
- murder
- told in flashback
- suspenseful
- melodramatic
- ominous
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1946
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1946 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1946 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1946 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1946 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gene Tierney
as Ellen Berent Harland
Cornel Wilde
as Richard Harland
Jeanne Crain
as Ruth Berent
Vincent Price
as Russell Quinton
Mary Philips
as Mrs. Berent
Ray Collins
as Glen Robie
Gene Lockhart
as Dr. Saunders
Reed Hadley
as Dr. Mason
Darryl Hickman
as Danny Harland
Chill Wills
as Leick Thome
Directed by John M. Stahl