Under Capricorn
“Mystery, murder and passion from the master of suspense!”
A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.
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Cast
27 people
Ingrid Bergman
Lady Henrietta Flusky
Known for
Casablanca
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Joseph Cotten
Sam Flusky
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Michael Wilding
Hon. Charles Adare
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Stage Fright
The Egyptian
Margaret Leighton
Milly
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7 Women
The Go-Between
Cecil Parker
The Governor
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Lady Vanishes
Denis O'Dea
Mr. Corrigan
Known for
Niagara
Treasure Island
Jack Watling
Winter
Known for
Mr. Arkadin
The Nanny
Harcourt Williams
The Coachman
Known for
Roman Holiday
Brighton Rock
John Ruddock
Mr. Potter
Known for
Ivanhoe
The Fallen Idol
Bill Shine
Mr. Banks
Known for
The Red Shoes
Victor Lucas
The Rev. Smiley
Known for
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The New Statesman
Ronald Adam
Mr. Riggs
Known for
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Alfred Hitchcock Director · Hume Cronyn Screenplay Peter Ustinov Screenplay
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay
Hume Cronyn
Screenplay
Peter Ustinov
Screenplay
James Bridie
Writer Author
John Colton
Writer Author
Margaret Linden
Author
Helen Simpson
Composer
Richard Addinsell
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff
Editor
Bert Bates
Costume designer
Roger K. Furse
Costume designer
Julia Squire
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $2.5M · United States release October 8, 1949
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Transatlantic Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 8, 1949
Premiere · London
United States · October 8, 1949
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
September 8, 1949 · Premiere · New York City, New York
June 19, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
July 21, 1950 · Theatrical
June 5, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Canada
June 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Finland
March 10, 1950 · Theatrical
November 14, 1975 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
September 15, 1950 · Theatrical
September 29, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD
February 27, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
August 2, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
November 17, 1950 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 24, 1987 · TV · East Germany
December 14, 1995 · TV · Complete Version
Italy
April 22, 1950 · Theatrical
December 7, 1999 · Premiere · Noir in Festival
Portugal
February 12, 1951 · Theatrical
July 9, 1971 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 18, 2011 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Sweden
December 26, 1949 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 22, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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