Under Capricorn (1949)

108 min · Melodrama, crime drama film, crime film, drama film, historical drama film, historical film

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Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton, Cecil Parker, Denis O'Dea, Jack Watling

The story

In 1831, Sydney is a frontier town, full of rough ex-convicts from the British Isles. The new Governor, Sir Richard, arrives with his charming and cheery but indolent second cousin, the Honourable Charles Adare. Charles, who is hoping to make his fortune, is befriended by gruff Samson Flusky, a prosperous businessman who was previously a transported convict, apparently a murderer.

Catalogue themes and tags

19th Century, Class Society, Down Under, Love of One's Life, Penitentiary, Run Away, Verlust des Bruders, Period piece, Drama, Film adaptation

Genres

Melodrama, crime drama film, crime film, drama film, historical drama film, historical film

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