Under Capricorn (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Sidney Bernstein (uncredited), Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Period Piece |
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Under Capricorn (1949) was a Crime - Romance Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein.
SYNOPSIS
This is a rare costume melodrama from Hitchcock. Cotten has been transported to Australia for killing wife Bergman's brother. She follows him, and he becomes a wealthy landowner but socially isolated because of his violent history. Bergman begins to drink and Leighton takes the opportunity to inveigle her way into Cotten's household. When Bergman's cousin Wilding arrives from Ireland and discovers her degraded condition, he does his best to cheer her - and falls in love with her. Leighton seizes the chance to solidify her position, which leads to a deadly showdown and shocking revelations.
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Blu-ray Review: Under Capricorn
By Devon Powell on Jun 21, 2018 From Hitchcock MasterDistributor: Kino Lorber Release Date: June 19, 2018 Region: Region A Length: 01:57:14 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz, 1559 kbps, 16-bit) Subtitles: English Ratio: 1.33:1 Bitrate: 35.93 Mbps Notes: This title was previously given a bare bones DVD relea... Read full article
Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1949)
By Judy on Aug 29, 2016 From Movie ClassicsThis is my contribution to the Ingrid Bergman blogathon being organised by Virginie at The Wonderful World of Cinema. Please visit to read the other postings. Ingrid Bergman starred in three Hitchcock films, all made during the 1940s. The first two,?Spellbound?(1945) and Notorious (1946), are both ?... Read full article
Hitchcock Blogathon #3: Under Capricorn
By RBuccicone on Jan 17, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesUnder Capricorn (1949) ???? Hitchcock had always been adverse to what he termed “costume” pictures, or period pieces, and Under Capricorn only served to prove his deterrence correct. I went to lengths to acquire a copy of this film years ago after seeing and old poster for it. This, perh... Read full article
Under Capricorn (1949)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogWhen everyone is a convict, who can you trust? The year is 1831. Convict ships transport prisoners from the British Empire to the penal colony of Australia. They also bring with them gentleman looking to make their fortune in a new land. When Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) arrives in Sydney seekin... Read full article
Under Capricorn (1949)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogWhen everyone is a convict, who can you trust? The year is 1831. Convict ships transport prisoners from the British Empire to the penal colony of Australia. They also bring with them gentleman looking to make their fortune in a new land. When Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) arrives in Sydney seekin... Read full article
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In his autobiography "Vanity Will Get You Somewhere", actor Joseph Cotten referred to this film as "Under Corny Crap". Supposedly he had also done so on set, invoking Hitchcock's ire; intentionally or otherwise, the director did not use him again for six years.
According to the Book "Its only a Movie", Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted Arthur Laurents to do the screenplay. After reading Helen Simpson's novel "Under Capricorn", Arthur Laurents told Hitchcock that he was the wrong writer for the project. So Alfred Hitchcock hired James Bridie to do the screenplay instead.
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