Fresh
Stahl's use of space and the performances in Leave Her to Heaven...suggest he was at least the equal of the much-exalted Sirk as an artist of melodrama.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Leave Her to Heaven
Hers was the deadliest of the seven sins!
1945 · 1h 50m · Approved
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
John M. Stahl
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Leave Her to Heaven
Overview
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
Director and cast
- John M. Stahl Director
- Gene Tierney as Ellen Berent Harland
- Cornel Wilde as Richard Harland
- Jeanne Crain as Ruth Berent
- Vincent Price as Russell Quinton
- Mary Philips as Mrs. Berent
- Ray Collins as Glen Robie
- Gene Lockhart as Dr. Saunders
- Reed Hadley as Dr. Mason
- Darryl Hickman as Danny Harland
- Chill Wills as Leick Thome
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A 'film noir in color' and a masterpiece of post-WWII American cinema.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
Tierney's Ellen Berent [is] one of cinema's most chilling psychopaths.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Fresh
As for the brother's death, with Ellen looking on coolly in white robe and shades, it remains one of the most perturbing in the history of Hollywood.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
Stahl is totally in control, his precise pacing and compositions lending a persuasive dimension of amour fou, while Leon Shamroy's camerawork makes each image a purring pleasure on the eye.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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