Film record

The Letter

1940Feature film95 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · crime film · film noir

Credits

Art department

Carl Jules Weyl — Production design

Cinematography

Tony Gaudio — Cinematography

Costume

Orry-Kelly — Costume design

Direction

William Wyler — Directing

Editing

George Amy — Editing

Music

Max Steiner — Music composition

Cast

Bette Davis — Acting
Herbert Marshall — Acting
James Stephenson — Acting
Gale Sondergaard — Acting
Cecil Kellaway — Acting
Frieda Inescort — Acting
Elizabeth Inglis — Acting
Victor Sen Yung — Acting
Doris Lloyd — Acting
Bruce Lester — Acting
Douglas Walton — Acting
Willie Fung — Acting
Tetsu Komai — Acting
Leonard Mudie — Acting

Production

Hal B. Wallis — Production
Hal B. Wallis — Executive production

Writing

Howard Koch — Screenwriting
William Somerset Maugham — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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