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The Letter (1940) · Cineora

The Letter poster

A WILLIAM WYLER FILM

The Letter

19401h 35mNRMovie

CrimeDrama

IMDb7.5/ 10 · 16.1K votes

FASCINATING, TANTALIZING AND DANGEROUS!

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Suspenseful
Dark
Tense
Whodunit
Justice
Love

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a quick watch and late nights.

DirectorWilliam Wyler

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Bette DavisLeslie Crosbie

Herbert MarshallRobert Crosbie

James StephensonHoward Joyce

Frieda InescortDorothy Joyce

Gale SondergaardMrs. Hammond

Bruce LesterJohn Withers

Elizabeth InglisAdele Ainsworth

Cecil KellawayPrescott

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