The Letter

Summary

The Letter is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Letter's image is recorded as Bette Davis in The Letter 3 cropped.jpg^[3].
• The Letter's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Letter's director is recorded as William Wyler^[5].
• The Letter's screenwriter is recorded as Howard Koch^[6].
• The Letter's screenwriter is recorded as William Somerset Maugham^[7].
• The Letter's composer is recorded as Max Steiner^[8].
• The Letter's genre is recorded as drama film^[9].
• The Letter's genre is recorded as film noir^[10].
• The Letter's genre is recorded as crime film^[11].
• The Letter's based on is recorded as The Letter^[12].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Bette Davis^[13].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Herbert Marshall^[14].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as James Stephenson^[15].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Gale Sondergaard^[16].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Cecil Kellaway^[17].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Frieda Inescort^[18].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Inglis^[19].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Victor Sen Yung^[20].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Doris Lloyd^[21].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Bruce Lester^[22].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Douglas Walton^[23].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Willie Fung^[24].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Tetsu Komai^[25].
• The Letter's cast member is recorded as Leonard Mudie^[26].
• The Letter's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Letter's producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis^[27]. Its director is recorded as William Wyler^[5]. Screenwriters include Howard Koch^[6] and William Somerset Maugham^[7]. Cast members include Bette Davis^[13], Herbert Marshall^[14], James Stephenson^[15], Gale Sondergaard^[16], Cecil Kellaway^[17], and Frieda Inescort^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1940-11-23T00:00:00Z^[29], and +1940-12-05T00:00:00Z^[30]. The Letter's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include drama film^[9], film noir^[10], and crime film^[11].

Reception

Reviews include 8.4/10^[32], 84/100^[33], and 100%^[34].

Why It Matters

The Letter ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]