Under Capricorn (1949 Film)

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

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

• 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)

"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