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Parole Fixer (1940) – action drama crime film based on the 1938 book called Persons in Hiding, an exposé of corruption within the American parole system [25] Pastor Hall (1940) – British drama film based on the true story of the German pastor Martin Niemöller who was sent to Dachau concentration camp for criticizing the Nazi Party [26]
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.
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The actor Humphrey Bogart made his most renowned films in this decade. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and Orson Welles's Citizen Kane were released. Citizen Kane made use of matte paintings, miniatures and optical printing techniques. [1] The film noir genre was ...
List of 1940s films based on actual events; List of Armenian films of the 1940s; List of Assamese films of the 1940s; List of Australian films of the 1940s; List of Austrian films of the 1940s; List of Azerbaijani films of the 1940s
List of films based on arts books; List of films based on children's books; List of films based on civics books; List of films based on crime books;
Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, le Carré, Ian Fleming (Bond) and Len Deighton. It is a significant aspect of British cinema , [ 1 ] with leading British directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed making notable contributions and many films set in the British Secret Service .
List of 1940s films based on actual events; List of 1950s films based on actual events; List of 1960s films based on actual events; List of 1970s films based on ...
The Biscuit Eater (1940 film) Bismarck (1940 film) Bitter Sweet (1940 film) The Bjorck Family; Black Diamonds (1940 film) Black Friday (1940 film) Blazing Six Shooters; Blondie Has Servant Trouble; Blondie on a Budget; Blondie Plays Cupid; Blossom Time (1940 film) The Blue Bird (1940 film) The Blue Danube (1940 film) Boccaccio (1940 film) Bone ...