Best Drama Films of 1949
The Fountainhead
The hero of Ayn ... and the symbolism inherent in Cooper's manipulation of his power drill when he first lays eyes on Patricia Neal! [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Madame Bovary
MGM circumvented the censorship ... set pieces ever directed by Vincente Minnelli-is the "Emma Bovary Waltz" sequence, a dazzling experience in dizzying camera movements. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Under Capricorn
Returning to his old ... effective is an uninterrupted dialogue sequence, played against the backdrop of a spectacular Technicolor sunset (courtesy cinematographer Jack Cardiff). [ best drama films - 1949 ]
We Were Strangers
Set in the Cuba ... critics in the U.S. Audiences were likewise underwhelmed, compelling Columbia Pictures to withdraw the film from distribution early on. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Without Honor
Also known as Twilight, ... Steiner's musical score dutifully clues the viewer in as to what's about to happen next in any given scene. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Flamingo Road
The fourth of Joan ... weekly TV series; both the film and the series were based on a play by Robert and Sally Wilder. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Champion
While far from the ... what Oscars it won or didn't win, Champion is a landmark film that should be on everyone's must-see list. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Big Wheel
In The Big Wheel, ... stock footage of the Indianapolis 500 with newly-lensed racing sequences. The Big Wheel lapsed into public domain in 1976. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Great Dan Patch
Though occasionally hampered by ... Muse, a "regular" in horse operas of this type, contributes some good moments, including a couple of nice songs. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Green Promise
A mule-stubborn farmer is ... a success and the father finally sees the light and mends his ways, bringing pastoral happiness to his home. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
House of Strangers
House of Strangers is ... (Susan Hayward). Subsequent film versions of the Jerome Weidman novel included Broken Lance (1954) and The Big Circus (1961). [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Tulsa
Tulsa was, in 1949, ... of 1949 combined. Originally lensed in vibrant Techicolor, Tulsa is usually seen today in washed-out, two-color Public Domain prints. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Pinky
Elia Kazan directed this, ... Patricia. Miss Em's family disputes the will because Patricia is black, and a courtroom battle ensues over the estate. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Small Back Room
Few British films were ... being ruthlessly re-edited by American distributors and local TV stations; it's best to seek this one out on videotape. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway is set ... this 1949 picture, but he went on to have success with more caper movies while in exile in France. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
All the King's Men
Based on the Pulitzer ... Picture prize. Warren's novel would later be adapted into a stage play, a TV special, and even an opera. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Big Cat
A frequent cable-TV attraction ... well in comparatively mature roles. The no-nonsense direction is by Phil Karlson, later a favorite of the auteur theorists. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Impact
Though he doesn't know ... be giving the game away. Impact co-stars longtime favorite Anna May Wong, making her first screen appearance since 1942. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Too Late for Tears
When Lizabeth Scott's Jane ... Late for Tears was scripted by Roy Huggins, who later produced such TV detective series as The Rockford Files. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Alimony
One thing you can ... settlement. Eventually she graduates from breaking hearts to breaking laws, and is thrown in the calaboose for her troubles. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Jigsaw
Made on a miniscule ... drama peppered with cameo appearances by top Hollywood stars including Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith and John Garfield. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Set-Up
As shown by the ... Art Cohn from a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March, The Set-Up is arguably Robert Ryan's finest starring film. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Black Book
Also known as Reign ... sets, it accurately conveys a "dark" period in French history that here is literally as well as figuratively dark. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Rocking Horse Winner
D.H. Lawrence's tragic fable ... exhaustion. Though essentially a dark fantasy, The Rocking Horse Winner is rendered with utter credibility by writer/director Anthony Pelissier. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Trapped
When nearly perfect counterfeit ... to anyone. That leads to the denouement, an extended series of split-second plot developments with several lives at risk. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Quiet Duel
A dedicated army surgeon ... lives of his many patients masks a silent desperation that will likely remain with him to his final hour. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Christ in Concrete
On the outs in ... in Concrete, Give Us This Day was released in the US under the intriguing title Salt to the Devil. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
The Passionate Friends
David Lean directed this ... was released; it was the first of three films they would make together prior to their divorce in 1957. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
C-Man
In the tradition of ... obviously cost next to nothing to produce, C-Man is far more atmospheric and suspenseful than many a major-studio effort. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Dynamite
Dynamite is a 1949 ... one of the men is trapped in a tunnel where several tons of TNT are about to go off. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Parole, Inc.
Government agent Richard Hendricks ... quite a "B", not expensive enough for "A" -- produced by young-and-hungry Eagle Lion studios in the late 1940s. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Wild Weed
This seedy anti-marijuana tract ... Talbot, Michael Whalen and pianist Rudolf Friml Jr. Director "Sherman Scott" also travelled under the name of Sam Newfield. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Border Street
Originally Ulica Graniczna, this ... compelled to film Border Street in Czechoslovakia. The film won several awards, including a medal at the Venice Festival. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Late Spring
Veteran Japanese writer/director Yasujiro ... Late Spring is no facile Hollywood farce; we like these people, believe in them, and wish them the best. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Daleká cesta
The terrible effect of ... strain and gradually breaks up. Interspliced within the film are newsreel clips of angry crowds, and scenes of horror. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Aventurera
From Mexican director Alberto ... attempts to claw her way out of the seedy underbelly.Aventurera was released in the United States as The Adventuress. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Barsaat
Raj Kapoor directs this ... halting the wedding, and eventually marries Reshma. Gopal is crushed and penitent when he learns that Neela committed suicide. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
La Malquerida
Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores ... to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
No Desearas la Mujer de Tu Hijo
Mexican screen legend Pedro ... director Ismael Rodriguez's drama concerning a father and son who each fall hopelessly in love with the same woman. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Rotation
This powerful, World War ... flying, father and son are forced to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives despite their troubled past. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Tres Hombres Malos
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Perdida
When a sensual cabaret ... the woman's troubled past soon comes back to haunt her in this classic Mexican melodrama from director Fernando Rivera. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Una Canción a la Virgen
The 1949 romantic drama ... realize the foolishness of his decision, and makes an effort to earn back the love of the good woman. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Comisario en Turno
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El Vengador
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Al Caer La Tarde
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La Mujer Que Yo Perdi
La Mujer Que Yo ... begins to question himself after his wife dies and he discovers aspects about his wife that he never knew. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
El Seminarista
Roberto Rodriguez directs Pedro ... man studying for the priesthood who begins to question himself when he develops a strong attraction for a woman. [ best drama films - 1949 ]
Sobra Las Olas
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La Oveja Negra
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