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1945 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1945, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

1945 Academy Awards

The Lost Weekend
Written by: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen
Country: United States of America
Outline: The film follows Don Birnam, a chronic alcoholic writer, over a four-day drinking binge, highlighting the destructive impact of his addiction on his life and relationships.
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Leave Her to Heaven
Written by: Jo Swerling
Directed by: John M. Stahl
Starring: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price
Country: United States of America
Outline: The story centers on novelist Richard Harland, who marries the beautiful but dangerously obsessive Ellen Berent, leading to tragic consequences for those around them.
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Spellbound
Written by: Ben Hecht
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming
Country: United States of America
Outline: A psychiatrist becomes entangled in a patient's amnesia and a murder investigation, leading her to question her own sanity.
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The Bells of St. Mary's
Written by: Leo McCarey, Dudley Nichols
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Joan Carroll
Country: United States of America
Outline: A priest and a nun work together to save their parish school from being closed, facing challenges that test their faith and resolve.
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The Valley of Decision
Written by: Lillian Hellman
Directed by: Tay Garnett
Starring: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp, Jessica Tandy, Lionel Barrymore
Country: United States of America
Outline: Set in Pittsburgh during the late 19th century, the film follows a young woman torn between love and loyalty as she becomes involved in the labor movement.
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Anchors Aweigh
Written by: Isobel Lennart
Directed by: George Sidney
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, José Iturbi, Dean Stockwell
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two sailors on leave in Hollywood help a young singer pursue her dream of stardom, leading to unexpected romantic entanglements.
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State Fair
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein II, Sonya Levien, Paul Green
Directed by: Walter Lang
Starring: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay Bainter, Charles Winninger
Country: United States of America
Outline: The Frake family attends the Iowa State Fair, where each member faces personal challenges and romantic entanglements.
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Mildred Pierce
Written by: Ranald MacDougall
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett
Country: United States of America
Outline: A hard-working mother divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter, leading to unforeseen consequences.
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Scarlet Street
Written by: Georges de La Fouchardière, André Mouëzy-Éon, Dudley Nichols
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea
Country: United States of America
Outline: A middle-aged painter becomes entangled with a young woman and her fiancé, leading to a tragic series of events.
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Humayun
Written by: Agha Jani Kashmiri, Waqif
Directed by: Mehboob Khan
Starring: Ashok Kumar, Veena, Nargis, Chandra Mohan, Shah Nawaz
Country: India
Outline: The film portrays the life of Mughal emperor Humayun, emphasizing his struggles to reclaim his throne after being ousted. It highlights his relationships with key figures, including his father Babar and love interest Hamida Bano.
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And Then There Were None
Written by: Agatha Christie, Dudley Nichols
Directed by: René Clair
Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Judith Anderson, Roland Young, June Duprez
Country: United States of America
Outline: Ten strangers are invited to a remote island, where they are accused of past crimes and killed one by one, mirroring a nursery rhyme. The survivors must uncover the identity of the murderer among them.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Written by: Albert Lewin, Oscar Wilde
Directed by: Albert Lewin
Starring: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford
Country: United States of America
Outline: A handsome young man, Dorian Gray, remains youthful while his portrait ages, reflecting his moral corruption. As he indulges in a hedonistic lifestyle, the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque, leading to his eventual downfall.
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Hangover Square
Written by: Barré Lyndon, Patrick Hamilton, Marian Spitzer
Directed by: John Brahm
Starring: Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Faye Marlowe
Country: United States of America
Outline: In early 20th-century London, composer George Harvey Bone struggles with memory blackouts and a dangerous obsession with singer Netta Longdon.
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Road to Utopia
Written by: Allan Scott, Norman Panama, Frank Butler
Directed by: Hal Walker
Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this comedic adventure, two vaudeville performers search for a gold mine in Alaska, encountering various misadventures along the way.
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Objective, Burma!
Written by: Ranald MacDougall, W.R. Burnett
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, William Prince, James Brown
Country: United States of America
Outline: A U.S. Army unit is assigned to parachute into Burma to destroy a Japanese radar station, facing numerous challenges and casualties.
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The Body Snatcher
Written by: Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton
Directed by: Robert Wise
Starring: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell
Country: United States of America
Outline: A medical student becomes involved with a sinister doctor who procures bodies for dissection through murder.
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