# The Letter (1940)

> A poised plantation wife turns a claimed act of self-defense into a suffocating battle against evidence, suspicion, and her own concealed motives.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10701

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: William Wyler
- Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Gale Sondergaard, Bruce Lester, Elizabeth Inglis, Cecil Kellaway
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032701/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sultry, foreboding, psychologically tense, classic cinema night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of deception and moral ambiguity unfolds in the heart of colonial Singapore.

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