Under Capricorn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (4244 Reviews)

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Genres:

Crime Drama Romance

Cast:

Ingrid Bergman Joseph Cotten Michael Wilding Margaret Leighton

Writer:

John Colton (play)

Margaret Linden (play)

Helen Simpson (novel)

Hume Cronyn (adaptation)

James Bridie (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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. When he arrives he meets powerful landowner and ex-convict Sam Flusky, who wants to do a business deal with him. Whilst attending a dinner party at Flusky's house, Charles meets Flusky's wife Henrietta who he had known as a child back in Ireland. Henrietta is an alcoholic and seems to be on the verge of madness.

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