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The Letter
1940
William Wyler
1940·Not Rated·
United States
United StatesAward tierBronze
Metascore
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.
Cast
Bette Davis·Herbert Marshall·Frieda Inescort·James Stephenson
Producers
Robert Lord·Hal B. Wallis·William Wyler
Languages
EnglishMajor Awards
0 wins · 4 nominations
Nominations (4)
Best Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1941)
Best Picture
Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1940)
Best Director
William Wyler
Academy Awards, USA (1941)
Best Director
William Wyler
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1941)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Bette Davis