The Letter

1940 · directed by William Wyler

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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

The Letter (1940), directed by William Wyler, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bette Davis
• Herbert Marshall
• James Stephenson
• Frieda Inescort
• Gale Sondergaard
• Bruce Lester
• Elizabeth Inglis
• Cecil Kellaway
• Victor Sen Yung
• Doris Lloyd

Crew

• Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography
• George Amy — Editor
• Warren Low — Editor
• Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
• Howard E. Koch — Screenplay

More from William Wyler

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
2. Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
4. The Heiress (1949) — 88/100 · hit
5. How to Steal a Million (1966) — 85/100 · hit
6. Roman Holiday (1953) — 83/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology