A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, romance film, flashback film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 175 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three women receive a letter from a mutual friend saying she has run off with one of their husbands but does not say which one. The film follows each wife as she remembers the state of her marriage and worries about which husband is gone.

suspensefulwittymelodramaticbittersweetglamorouscerebralcharacter-drivennostalgic

What happens

A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern. The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Mankiewicz from A Letter to Five Wives, a short story by John Klempner which first appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and was expanded into a 1946 novel. The plot revolves around a letter that's addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands but doesn't say which one. The film received three nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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