Best Drama Films of 1948

Words and Music

The life stories of ... premiere performance of I'll Take Manhattan, which he allegedly had just written on the back of an automobile advertisement! [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Portrait of Jennie

In Portrait of Jennie, ... (Dimitri Tiomkin, who based his themes on the works of Debussy), and blend everything into one ideally balanced package. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Command Decision

Command Decision is a ... But Donlevy realizes that Gable's decisions were the correct ones, and he vows to continue his predecessor's "suicide missions". [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Hamlet

Although criticized by Shakespeare ... Best Picture, Best Actor (Olivier), Best Black and White Art Direction/Set Direction and Best Black and White Costume Design. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Enchantment

Most of the story ... until after the war. He then tells her his tragic tale in hopes that she will change her mind. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Call Northside 777

In this documentary-inspired thriller, ... if the police might be trying to keep something quiet. Call Northside 777 was based on a true story. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

I Remember Mama

George Stevens's charming film ... Hyde (Cedric Hardwicke), Dr. Johnson (Rudy Vallee), Mr. Thorkelson (Edgar Bergen) -- weave in and out of their lives. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Four Faces West

When the family land ... to catch the criminal as he flees to escape capture. This western was originally titled They Passed this Way. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

The Three Godfathers

John Ford had already ... promise from the three to take care of her child. Under a blistering sun, they head for New Jerusalem. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

The Loves of Carmen

Perhaps it's just as ... with bullfighter Lucas (John Baragrey). Dazzling Technicolor photography is the principal asset of this entertaining but uneven star vehicle. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Road House

Richard Widmark plays the ... opportunity to flaunt his control over Conte, but this only serves to deepen the relationship between Wilde and Lupino. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Ruthless

Sharkishly handsome Zachary Scott ... Bros. contract players. It was also one of the few big-budgeted projects helmed by "cult" director Edgar G. Ulmer. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Oliver Twist

The second of director ... best-ever film versions of a Dickens novel. It served as a blueprint for Oliver! (1968), the Oscar-winning musical version. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Johnny Belinda

After years of dumb-blonde ... remakes. Also worthy of praise is the lush musical score by Max Steiner, one of his best post-Casablanca efforts. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Anna Karenina

This 1948 adaptation of ... Anna's status in society. Anna Karenina had previously been filmed twice in Hollywood, with both versions starring Greta Garbo. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

The Boy With Green Hair

Finding a curiously silent ... He's sure that his hair will grow back in green again, and he will continue to carry his message. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

The Fallen Idol

Adapted from the Graham ... entrapped by facts. And though the ending is happy for the boy, the butler's fate is much more nebulous. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Open Secret

Photographer Paul Lester (John ... and Nancy's situation goes from bad to dangerous when they accidentally stumble upon evidence that could hang the murderers. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

The Charterhouse of Parma

French filmmaker Christian-Jaque directs ... score is by Renzo Rossellini. This black-and-white film won the best cinematography award at the 1948 Locarno Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Drunken Angel

Originally titled Yoidore tenshi, ... The end result in Drunken Angel is a supremely satisfying blend of Mifune's rapid-fire excesses and Kurosawa's even-handed control. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Scott of the Antarctic

John Mills stars as ... British were up against the Norwegians in the Arctic quest for fame and honor which was won by Norway. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Algo Flota Sobre el Agua

Algo Flota Sobre el ... a crucial adult role. No one, however, found any fault with the rugged, evocative cinematography of Augustin Martinez Solares. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

La Terra Trema

Luchino Visconti's pseudo-documentary look ... (the remaining films were to deal with Sicilian peasants and miners) that Visconti mercifully never got around to making. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Rolling Home

In this western, an ... but lame horse in a trotting race in hopes of raising enough money to save the little town church. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Test Tube Babies

One of the singular ... exploitationers as Pin Down Girls. In 1967, Test Tube Babies was reissued (with new scenes added) as The Pill. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Aag

Future Bollywood master Raj ... (Nargis). Featuring heavy usage of expressionistic light and camerawork, the film recalls the Bombay Talkie films of Franz Osten. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Angelitos Negros

Starring popular Mexican actor ... that the woman who she thought was her black nanny when she was growing up is actually her mother. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Follie per l'Opera

The leading lady of ... powerhouse musical talents as Tito Gobbi, Gino Bechi, Beniamino Gigli, Maria Caniglia and the La Scala Corps de Ballet. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Xiao Cheng Zhi Chun

The tone of this ... heightened when her spouse takes a turn for the worse and the doctor has to try to save him. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

El Ultimo Chinaco

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El Gallo Giro

The 1948 Mexican drama ... a woman who is already engaged to another man. This situation brings back all of the man's worst impulses. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

Juan Charrasqueado

Ernesto Cortazar's Juan Charrasqueado ... a romantic interest in her. Soon tempers lead to a rash act that changes the course of everyone's life. [ best drama films - 1948 ]

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