1949 · 103 min · NR

A Letter to Three Wives

Name: A Letter to Three Wives
Genre: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1949
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Romance, Drama, Mystery

A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is a Romance film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz set during the 1940s. It runs 103 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Alfred Newman

Cinematography

Arthur C. Miller

Cast

Ann SothernLinda DarnellJeanne CrainKirk DouglasPaul DouglasJeffrey LynnBarbara LawrenceConnie Gilchrist

The world of this film

Setting

Suburban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

Romantic

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1950
All About Eve
New York City — 1940s
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1963
Cleopatra
Alexandria · Rome — Ancient
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1955
Guys and Dolls
New York City · Havana — 1950s
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1972
Sleuth
1970s
Ruraldir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1959
Suddenly, Last Summer
New Orleans — 1930s
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
England — 1900s
Coastal Seadir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

A Letter to Three Wives

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

More like this

All About Eve

Cleopatra

Guys and Dolls

Sleuth

Suddenly, Last Summer

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir