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Movies: Popular Movies of 1949

Movies in chronological context: 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 949th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade. ()

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The Third Man(1949)

NR
| 1h 45min | Thriller, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 775 votes)

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Directed by Carol Reed - With Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, ...
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad(1949)

NR
| 1h 8min | Horror, Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
3.2/5 (with 235 votes)

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

Directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, James Algar
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Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)

1h 44min | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 215 votes)

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

Directed by Robert Hamer - With Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Miles Malleson, Hugh Griffith, ...
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White Heat(1949)

NR
| 1h 54min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 194 votes)

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Directed by Raoul Walsh - With James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, Jack Archer, ...
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Late Spring(1949)

1h 50min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 155 votes)

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu - With Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Sugimura Haruko, Yumeji Tsukioka, Kuniko Miyake
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949)

NR
| 1h 43min | Western
3.5/5 (with 139 votes)

After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it.

Directed by John Ford - With John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Victor McLaglen, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, ...
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Adam's Rib(1949)

NR
| 1h 41min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 121 votes)

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

Directed by George Cukor - With Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, ...
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Stray Dog(1949)

2h 2min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 120 votes)

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa - With Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Minoru Chiaki, Ichirō Sugai, Isao Kimura, ...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow(1949)

G
| 34min | Kids & Family, Animation, Horror
3.8/5 (with 120 votes)

Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman is brought to life, narrated by Bing Crosby.

Directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi

On the Town(1949)

NR
| 1h 38min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Music
3.5/5 (with 111 votes)

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen - With Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, ...
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The Heiress(1949)

NR
| 1h 55min | Drama, Romance / Love, History
3.9/5 (with 103 votes)

Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more than needlepoint. Enter handsome Morris Townsend, a dashing social climber with his eye on the spinster's heart and substantial inheritance.

Directed by William Wyler - With Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Mona Freeman, Vanessa Brown, ...

Little Women(1949)

NR
| 2h 1min | Romance / Love, Drama, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 98 votes)

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil war, the sisters: Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother - a very outspoken women for her time. The story is of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy - With Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Peter Lawford, ...
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All the King's Men(1949)

NR
| 1h 49min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 89 votes)

All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion.

Directed by Robert Rossen - With Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge, Shepperd Strudwick, ...
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Jour de fête(1949)

1h 20min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 85 votes)

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.

Directed by Jacques Tati - With Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur, Guy Decomble, André Pierdel, Henri Marquet, Jacques Beauvais, ...
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Bitter Rice(1949)

1h 48min | Drama, Crime
3.8/5 (with 83 votes)

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

Directed by Giuseppe De Santis - With Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Checco Rissone, Carlo Mazzarella, ...
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Samson and Delilah(1949)

NR
| 2h 14min | Drama, Romance / Love, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 82 votes)

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille - With Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Fay Holden, ...
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D.O.A.(1949)

1h 23min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 77 votes)

Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.

Directed by Rudolph Maté - With Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Beverly Garland, Carol Hughes, ...
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They Live by Night(1949)

NR
| 1h 36min | Drama, Crime, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 70 votes)

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Directed by Nicholas Ray - With Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Ian Wolfe, Will Wright, ...

Under Capricorn(1949)

NR
| 1h 48min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 68 votes)

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.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - With Michael Wilding, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Margaret Leighton, Cecil Parker, Denis O'Dea, ...

A Letter to Three Wives(1949)

NR
| 1h 43min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 62 votes)

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz - With Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, ...
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Criss Cross(1949)

1h 28min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 62 votes)

Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgement. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Steve Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery.

Directed by Robert Siodmak - With Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Alan Napier, Richard Long, ...
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The Fountainhead(1949)

NR
| 1h 54min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 56 votes)

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

Directed by King Vidor - With Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, ...
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I Was a Male War Bride(1949)

1h 45min | Comedy, Romance / Love, War
3.5/5 (with 55 votes)

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

Directed by Howard Hawks - With Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Carl Jaffe, Edward Platt, Arthur Hill, ...
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The Set-Up(1949)

NR
| 1h 13min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 55 votes)

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Directed by Robert Wise - With Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Wallace Ford, Alan Baxter, James Edwards, ...
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Twelve O'Clock High(1949)

NR
| 2h 12min | War, Action, Drama
3.6/5 (with 54 votes)

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

Directed by Henry King - With Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger, Paul Stewart, ...
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Whisky Galore!(1949)

1h 22min | Comedy, Crime
3.4/5 (with 53 votes)

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick - With Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood, Gordon Jackson, James Robertson Justice, John Gregson, ...

The Silence of the Sea(1949)

1h 27min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.7/5 (with 53 votes)

In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville - With Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Claude Vernier, Jean-Marie Robain, Amy Aaröe, Georges Patrix, ...
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Long-Haired Hare(1949)

NR
| 8min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
3.5/5 (with 51 votes)

Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.

Directed by Chuck Jones

The Reckless Moment(1949)

NR
| 1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 50 votes)

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Directed by Max Ophüls - With James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Shepperd Strudwick, Henry O'Neill, Ann Shoemaker, ...

Mighty Joe Young(1949)

NR
| 1h 34min | Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 42 votes)

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack - With Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Nestor Paiva, ...
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