Under Capricorn (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
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Cast & Crew.
Ingrid Bergman
Lady Henrietta Flusky
Joseph Cotten
Sam Flusky
Michael Wilding
Charles Adare
Margaret Leighton
Milly
Cecil Parker
The Governor
Denis O'Dea
Mr. Corrigan
Jack Watling
Winter
Harcourt Williams
The Coachman
John Ruddock
Mr. Potter
Bill Shine
Mr. Banks
Victor Lucas
The Reverend Smiley
Ronald Adam
Mr. Riggs
Francis de Wolff
Major Wilkins
G.H. Mulcaster
Dr. Macallister
Olive Sloane
Sal
Maureen Delaney
Flo
Julia Lang
Susan
Betty McDermott
Martha
Alfred Hitchcock
Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited) / Director / Producer
Edmond O'Brien
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Richard Addinsell
Original Music Composer
Bert Bates
Editor
Thomas N. Morahan
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$1,500,000
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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 color 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.
The title Under Capricorn refers to the Tropic of Capricorn, which bisects Australia. Capricornus is a constellation; Capricorn is an astrological sign associated with the goat.