The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur. The story was inspired by a real-life scandal involving the Eurasian wife of the headmaster of a school in Kuala Lumpur who was convicted in a murder trial after shooting dead a male friend in April 1911. She was pardoned by the local sultan after a public furor.
The Letter (1940)
Directed by William Wyler
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Film Noir |
Release Date - Nov 22, 1940 |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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$16,455
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Letter, Malaya, Murder, Plantation, Singapore
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Based On: based on plays, The Letter
Narrative Location: Singapore
Narrative Location: Singapore
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