Uncle Silas (1947)

Directed by

Charles Frank

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young heiress and her father live in isolation until he dies. Her uncle, who wants her fortune, takes over her care and schemes against her.

suspensefulgothicdarktenseatmosphericmoodyforebodingslow-burn

What happens

Uncle Silas (US: The Inheritance) is a 1947 British drama film directed by Charles Frank and starring Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou and Derrick De Marney. It was written by Ben Travers, adapted from J. Sheridan Le Fanu's 1864 novel Uncle Silas, in which an heiress is pursued by her uncle, who craves her money following her father's death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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