Under Capricorn is a 1949 historical melodrama directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay was written by Hume Cronyn. The movie stars Michael Wilding as Hon. Charles Adare and Ingrid Bergman as Lady Henrietta Flusky as distant cousins who meet again as adults. Charles Adare travels to Australia for a fresh start and becomes tangled in a web that leads to his shooting.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042004/synopsis
Plot Synopsis
Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) arrives in Australia for a fresh start. He begins a friendship with Sam Flusky (Joseph Cotton) and his wife, Lady Henrietta Flusky (Ingrid Bergman). Charles tries to help Lady Henrietta, who is an alcoholic. His efforts are thwarted by Milly the housekeeper's encouragement of Lady Henrietta's drinking. Sam Flusky's jealousy ultimately leads to an accidental shooting of Charles.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042004/synopsis
Cast
Ingrid Bergman as Lady Henrietta Flusky
Joseph Cotten as Sam Flusky
Michael Wilding as Hon. Charles Adare
Margaret Leighton as Milly
Cecil Parker as The Governor
Denis O'Dea as Mr. Corrigan
Jack Watling as Winter
Harcourt Williams as The Coachman
John Ruddock as Mr. Potter
Bill Shine as Mr. Banks
Alfred Hitchcock as Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Reviews
"Though its verbose, hardly fresh, predictable and overlong it still makes for compelling viewing..."—Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews[1]
"While not specifically a suspense film, Hitchcock builds tension with his sustained long takes and pays them off with a few palpable shocks toward the end."—Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloidhttp://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/classic/undercap.shtml