Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1949
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The Third Man
(1949) Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949) A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Dir: Robert Hamer With: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson Comedy | Crime |
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Under Capricorn
(1949) In 1831, Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor... Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding Crime | Romance 117 mins. |
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Twelve O'Clock High
(1949) A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber pilot unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape. Dir: Henry King With: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill Action | Drama | War |
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White Heat
(1949) A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn Dir: Raoul Walsh With: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien Crime | Film-Noir |
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The Fountainhead
(1949) An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards. Dir: King Vidor With: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey Drama |
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949) Two animated adaptions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows." Dir: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi With: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore Animation | Family | Fantasy |
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Adam's Rib
(1949) Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. Dir: George Cukor With: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949) After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan... Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar Western |
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Samson and Delilah
(1949) Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan... Dir: Cecil B. DeMille With: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance |










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