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The Letter
Directed by
William Wyler
Not Rated
1940
1h 35m
Drama
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Crime
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7.5
100%
82%
7.3
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The wife of a rubber-plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand might prove her undoing.
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Cast of The Letter
Bette Davis
Leslie Crosbie
Herbert Marshall
Robert Crosbie
James Stephenson
Howard Joyce
Frieda Inescort
Dorothy Joyce
Gale Sondergaard
Mrs. Hammond
Bruce Lester
John Withers
Elizabeth Inglis
Adele Ainsworth
Cecil Kellaway
Prescott
Victor Sen Yung
Ong Chi Seng
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cooper
Willie Fung
Chung Hi
Tetsu Komai
Head Boy
Zita Baca
Woman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Bruce
Man (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Attorney (uncredited)
George Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roland Got
Man (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Letter Ratings & Reviews
Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar
Like Jezebel, the relationship of the characters to the setting and the people who serve them... is complicated - in problematic ways but in challenging, subversive ways too.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
This might be one of Bette Davis' least sympathetic parts, which is saying something.
California Eagle
John Kinloch
Expert direction, splendid performances and an amazing score combine to make this somber picture one of the most satisfying film experiences of the year.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
The greatest actress that the cinema has ever had the honor to service is typically terrific.
Cine-Mundial
Aurelio Pego
The Letter is a movie that provides that personal satisfaction that works of art produce in our soul. [Full review in Spanish]
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
Prime Bette Davis featuring a memorable shooting in the opening.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
The second and best version of Maugham's noirish tale of adultery and murder is emarked by Wyler's nunaced mis-en-scene, Gaudio's lensing, and superlative acting of Bette Davis (surprisingly restrained), Herbert Marshall and especially James Stephenson.
Slant Magazine
Jeremiah Kipp
even a bad Davis movie where she's hamming and mugging and even humiliating herself is more fun than practically no Bette at all.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Matt Bailey
If there is any doubt that Bette Davis is the star of this film, high above all others, it is vanquished by William Wyler's careful framing of her in every shot.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
First-class cinema.
Filmsite
Tim Dirks
The Letter (1940) is a classic melodramatic film noir of murder and deceit, directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Howard Koch
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