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A list of American films released in 1940. American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO, Columbia, Universal and United Artists. Other significant production and distribution companies included Republic, Monogram and PRC.
Rear projection in color remained out of reach until Paramount introduced a new projection system in the 1940s. New matte techniques, modified for use with color, were for the first time used in the British film The Thief of Bagdad (1940). However, the high cost of color production in the 1940s meant most films were black and white. [1]
The Heart of a Queen (German: Das Herz der Königin) (1940) – Nazi German biographical drama film making selective use of the life story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her execution by Queen Elizabeth I for anti-English and pro-Scottish propaganda, in the context of the Second World War going on at the time [17]
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1940: 21 Days: Basil Dean: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks: Drama: Filmed in 1937 All at Sea: Herbert Smith: Sandy Powell, Kay Walsh, John Warwick
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Lists of 1941 films by language (4 P) Lists of 1942 films by country ... List of 1940s films based on actual events;
Pages in category "1940s English-language films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 5,046 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Film serial [6] Larceny, Inc. Lloyd Bacon: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford: United States [7] Moontide: Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell: United States: Crime drama [8] This Gun for Hire: Frank Tuttle: Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar: United States [9] 1943: The Chance of a Lifetime ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Film events and films originally released in the 1940s. ... Pages in category "1940s in film"