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Under Capricorn
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6.0A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Lady Henrietta Flusky
- Joseph Cotten as Sam Flusky
- Michael Wilding as Charles Adare
- Margaret Leighton as Milly
- Cecil Parker as The Governor
- Denis O'Dea as Mr. Corrigan
Themes
- australia
- immigrant
- class society
- love of one's life
- loss of loved one
- penitentiary
- run away
- alcoholism
- 19th century
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
8,561 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 3 wins total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenplay by
- James Bridie
- Adaptation by
- Hume Cronyn
- Based on
- Under Capricorn , by Helen Simpson , Under Capricorn , by John Colton and Margaret Linden
- Produced by
- Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein
- Starring
- Michael Wilding , Ingrid Bergman , Joseph Cotten , Margaret Leighton
- Narrated by
- Edmond O'Brien
- Cinematography
- Jack Cardiff
- Edited by
- Bert Bates
- Music by
- Richard Addinsell , Louis Levy
- Production company
- Transatlantic Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- 8 September 1949 ( 1949-09-08 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3 million, $275,000 or $2,500,000
- Box office
- $1.5 million or $2,668,000
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Encyclopedic overview
Under Capricorn is a 1949 British historical drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock about a couple in Australia who started out as lady and stable boy in Ireland, and who are now bound together by a horrible secret. The film is based on the play by John Colton and Margaret Linden, which in turn is based on the novel Under Capricorn (1937) by Helen Simpson. The screenplay was written by James Bridie from an adaptation by Hume Cronyn. This was Hitchcock's second film in Technicolor, and like his preceding colour film Rope (1948), it features 9- and 10-minute long takes.
The film is set in colonial Sydney, New South Wales, Australia during the early 19th century. Under Capricorn is one of several Hitchcock films that are not typical thrillers: instead it is a mystery involving a love triangle. Although the film is not exactly a murder mystery, it does feature a previous killing, a "wrong man" scenario, a sinister housekeeper, class conflict, and very high levels of emotional tension, both on the surface and underneath.
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