El Corte Inglés Málaga hosts the 2nd screening of the cycle “William Somerset Maugham: un escritor para el cine”, featuring the film “La carta” (The Letter, 1940), on Monday, 5 October at 7:30 p.m.

• 🎭 Cast: Bette Davis (Leslie Crosbie), Herbert Marshall (Robert Crosbie), James Stephenson (Howard Joyce), Frieda Inescort (Dorothy Joyce), Gale Sondergaard (Mrs. Hammond), Bruce Lester (John Withers), Elisabeth Earl (Elisabeth Inglis).
• 🎼 Music: Max Steiner, arranged by Hugo Friedhofer and conducted by Leo F. Forbstein.
• ✍️ Screenplay: Howard Koch, based on the stage play by William Somerset Maugham.
• 🎥 Cinematography: Tony Gaudio.
• 🎬 Director: William Wyler.
• 🏛️ Production: Warner Bros.
• ⏱️ Running time: 95 minutes.

Six years after rising to stardom with “Of Human Bondage”, Bette Davis matched that success with another work by W. Somerset Maugham, portraying an adulterous woman who uses every possible strategy to escape a murder conviction.

The film resonates and moves audiences thanks to Davis’s powerful sensual tension, an impeccable supporting cast, an unmatched cinematic atmosphere, and the mastery of William Wyler, three‑time Academy Award winner, who had previously directed Davis in “Jezebel” and “The Little Foxes”. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.

“La carta” has become one of Hollywood’s most distinctive films — an incomparable melodrama of the seventh art.

The event will be presented by Dr. Lourdes Jiménez Fernández, coordinator of the cycle.

An unmissable event for lovers of great cinema.