Under Capricorn
Mystery, murder and passion from the master of suspense!
Country
Production
Budget
$2 500 000
Box office
$1 500 000
Director
Actors
Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton, Cecil Parker, Denis O'Dea, Jack Watling, Harcourt Williams, John Ruddock, Bill Shine
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Margaret Linden, John Colton
Producer
Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
Camera operator
Composer
Richard Addinsell
Artist
Anthony Hayley, Kenneth McCallum Tait
Audition
Margaret Bonnar
Editing
Bert Bates
Whole Team (49)
Whole Team (49)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Alfred Hitchcock initially attempted to film long, continuous ten-minute takes, as he did during the shooting of 'Rope' (1948), but this proved more difficult than it had been on the drama, which was limited to the walls of an apartment, so only a couple of scenes were shot in this way.
- Alfred Hitchcock was not at all surprised by the film's box office failure and negative critical reviews. He openly admitted that he made this film only to satisfy his own vanity, and because Ingrid Bergman was at that time the most popular actress in America and, importantly, was available for filming.
- A more accurate translation of the original title is "Capricorn One".
- According to the autobiography of Michael Wilding (1912-1979), who starred in this film, once, while filming a love scene with Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) suddenly yelled in pain, then calmly and politely asked for the camera to be moved slightly to the right, because, in shifting it, they had placed it on his foot. An X-ray later revealed a broken toe.
- Alfred Hitchcock appears in the film twice – first in the town square during a parade in a blue coat and brown hat (3rd minute of the film), then on the steps of the governor’s residence (14th minute).
- Alfred Hitchcock planned to film a drama, however, the marketing department indicated on the posters that it was a film in the genres of detective and horror. When the film was released, the director was often criticized for the lack of nerve-wracking scenes compared to his previous films.
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