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Eternal Melodies (Italian: Melodie eterne) (1940) – Italian historical drama film depicting a heavily fictionalized account of the life of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [13] The Fighting 69th (1940) – action-adventure war film based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I [14]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... List of films based on actual events (before 1940) List of 1940s films based on actual events;
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 ...
M. Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 film) Madame Sans-Gêne (1945 film) Magnificent Doll; Main Street on the March! The Man from Colorado; Manjhdhar; The Mask of Cesare Borgia
Pages in category "1940s historical drama films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 259 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. Not all films have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the film.
Historical series which explored the life and the times of Policarpa Salavarrieta, also known as La Pola, Icon of Colombia, a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada a woman who became one of the most important figures during the tumultuous years of the ...