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Cinemaths  ·  Exhibition Catalogue

FILMS OF THE 1940S

93 Entries · Mean Score   70.1 · Ranked List · VIEW AS POSTERS
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Poster for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Dir. John Huston
126· USA· Adventure, Drama, Western· NR
A+ 97/100
Poster for Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
103· USA· Drama, Romance· PG
A+ 97/100
Poster for The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
Dir. Carol Reed
105· UK· Thriller, Mystery· NR
A+ 97/100
Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Dir. John Ford
129· USA· Drama· NR
A+ 95/100
Poster for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Dir. Elia Kazan
128· USA· Drama· PG
A 94/100
Poster for Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
Dir. Orson Welles
119· USA· Mystery, Drama· NR
A 93/100
Poster for A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Dir. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
104· UK· Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy· PG
A- 92/100
Poster for Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
89· Italy· Drama· NR
A- 91/100
Poster for Paisan
Paisan (1946)
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
125· Italy· Drama, War· NR
A- 90/100
Poster for The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Dir. William A. Wellman
76· USA· Western, Drama· NR
A- 90/100
Poster for The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Dir. George Cukor
113· USA· Comedy, Romance· NR
B+ 89/100
Poster for Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1940)
Dir. Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Wilfred Jackson
88· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy· G
B+ 89/100
Poster for Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City (1945)
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
103· Italy· Drama, War· NR
B+ 88/100
Poster for Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Dir. Max Ophüls
87· USA· Drama, Romance· NR
B+ 88/100
Poster for Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946)
Dir. David Lean
118· UK· Drama, Romance· NR
B+ 87/100
Poster for Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
Dir. Howard Hawks
134· USA· War, Drama· NR
B+ 86/100
Poster for My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Dir. John Ford
97· USA· Western, Drama, Romance· NR
B+ 86/100
Poster for Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
Dir. Marcel Carné
190· France· Drama, Romance· NR
B+ 85/100
Poster for Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
95· Soviet Union· Drama, History· NR
B 84/100
Poster for Red River
Red River (1948)
Dir. Howard Hawks
133· USA· Western· NR
B 84/100
Poster for Fantasia
Fantasia (1940)
Dir. Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Ford Beebe Jr.
124· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy· G
B 84/100
Poster for All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Dir. William Dieterle
107· USA· Drama, Fantasy· NR
B 84/100
Poster for Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
126· USA· Drama, Music· NR
B 80/100
Poster for Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
Dir. Billy Wilder
107· USA· Crime, Thriller· NR
B 80/100
Poster for The Westerner
The Westerner (1940)
Dir. William Wyler
100· USA· Western· NR
B 80/100
Poster for Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Dir. Elia Kazan
118· USA· Drama· NR
B- 79/100
Poster for 3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers (1949)
Dir. John Ford
106· USA· Western· NR
B- 79/100
Poster for Bambi
Bambi (1942)
Dir. David Hand
69· USA· Animation, Drama, Family· G
B- 79/100
Poster for Rope
Rope (1948)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
81· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama· PG
B- 78/100
Poster for It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Dir. Frank Capra
130· USA· Drama, Family, Fantasy· PG
B- 78/100
Poster for Lifeboat
Lifeboat (1944)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
96· USA· War, Drama· NR
B- 78/100
Poster for Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath (1943)
Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
97· Denmark· Drama, History· NR
B- 78/100
Poster for The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Dir. Fritz Lang
92· USA· Western· NR
B- 77/100
Poster for Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
97· USA· Crime, Thriller· NR
B- 77/100
Poster for The Search
The Search (1948)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
104· USA· Drama, War· NR
B- 77/100
Poster for Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Dir. King Vidor
144· USA· Western, Drama, Romance· NR
B- 77/100
Poster for Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
Dir. Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Samuel Armstrong
64· USA· Animation, Family· G
B- 76/100
Poster for Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Dir. George Seaton
96· USA· Comedy, Drama, Family· G
B- 76/100
Poster for Pursued
Pursued (1947)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
101· USA· Western, Drama, Romance· NR
B- 76/100
Poster for The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Dir. John Huston
100· USA· Mystery, Crime, Thriller· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for Pinky
Pinky (1949)
Dir. Elia Kazan
102· USA· Drama· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)
Dir. John Ford
128· USA· Western· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for Paracelsus
Paracelsus (1943)
Dir. G.W. Pabst
106· Germany· Drama, History· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for Crossfire
Crossfire (1947)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
86· USA· Crime, Mystery, Thriller· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
Dir. William A. Wellman
98· USA· Western· NR
B- 75/100
Poster for The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Dir. George Stevens
118· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance· NR
C+ 74/100
Poster for High Sierra
High Sierra (1941)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
100· USA· Crime, Drama, Action· NR
C+ 73/100
Poster for Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Dir. Peter Godfrey
102· USA· Comedy, Romance· NR
C+ 73/100
Poster for Dark Command
Dark Command (1940)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
94· USA· Drama, Romance, Western· NR
C+ 72/100
Poster for Western Union
Western Union (1941)
Dir. Fritz Lang
95· USA· Western· NR
C+ 72/100
Poster for Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1947)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
99· USA· Western· NR
C+ 72/100
Poster for 49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)
Dir. Michael Powell
123· UK· War, Thriller· NR
C+ 71/100
Poster for Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage (1946)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
92· USA· Western· NR
C 69/100
Poster for I Walked with a Zombie
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
69· USA· Mystery, Horror, Drama· NR
C 68/100
Poster for Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
142· USA· War, Adventure, Drama, Action· NR
C 68/100
Poster for Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir. David Lean
86· UK· Drama, Romance· NR
C 68/100
Poster for Boomerang!
Boomerang! (1947)
Dir. Elia Kazan
88· USA· Drama, Mystery· NR
C 67/100
Poster for The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
94· USA· Adventure, Romance, Action· NR
C 66/100
Poster for Crisis
Crisis (1946)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
93· Sweden· Drama, Romance· NR
C 65/100
Poster for The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Dir. Nick Grindé
74· USA· Science Fiction, Horror· NR
C- 64/100
Poster for The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Dir. Clyde Geronimi, James Algar, Jack Kinney
68· USA· Horror, Fantasy, Animation, Family· G
C- 64/100
Poster for Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
Dir. Nick Grindé
62· USA· Crime, Horror, Science Fiction· NR
C- 63/100
Poster for Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Dir. Busby Berkeley
93· USA· Comedy, Romance, Music· NR
C- 63/100
Poster for Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music (1946)
Dir. Robert Cormack, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Joshua Meador
75· USA· Animation, Music, Family· G
C- 63/100
Poster for Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
111· USA· Crime, Drama· NR
C- 63/100
Poster for The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands (1941)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
65· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· NR
C- 62/100
Poster for Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (1945)
Dir. David Lean
96· UK· Comedy, Fantasy· NR
C- 61/100
Poster for She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London (1946)
Dir. Jean Yarbrough
61· USA· Mystery, Horror, Thriller· NR
C- 61/100
Poster for Melody Time
Melody Time (1948)
Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
75· USA· Animation, Music, Family· NR
C- 60/100
Poster for The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Dir. Lew Landers
67· USA· Comedy, Horror· NR
D+ 59/100
Poster for Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos (1943)
Dir. Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Norman Ferguson
42· USA· Animation, Adventure, Music· NR
D+ 59/100
Poster for Virginia City
Virginia City (1940)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
121· USA· Western, Action, Romance· NR
D+ 59/100
Poster for Fun and Fancy Free
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Dir. Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, William Morgan
73· USA· Animation, Music· G
D+ 58/100
Poster for Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage (1940)
Dir. King Vidor
126· USA· Adventure, History, War, Drama· NR
D+ 58/100
Poster for The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Dir. Max Ophüls
82· USA· Drama, Thriller· NR
D+ 58/100
Poster for It Rains on Our Love
It Rains on Our Love (1946)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
95· Sweden· Drama, Romance· NR
D+ 57/100
Poster for The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros (1945)
Dir. Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Bill Roberts, Harold Young
71· USA· Animation, Family, Music· G
D+ 56/100
Poster for Torment
Torment (1944)
Dir. Alf Sjöberg
101· Sweden· Drama· NR
D+ 56/100
Poster for A Ship to India
A Ship to India (1947)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
96· Sweden· Drama, Romance· NR
D+ 55/100
Poster for This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed (1944)
Dir. David Lean
115· UK· Drama· PG
D 52/100
Poster for The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case (1947)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
114· USA· Drama, Mystery, Romance· NR
D- 49/100
Poster for Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1949)
Dir. George Cukor
100· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance· NR
D- 49/100
Poster for They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
140· USA· Western, War, Drama, Romance· NR
D- 49/100
Poster for Titanic
Titanic (1943)
Dir. Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin
88· Germany· Drama, History· NR
D- 47/100
Poster for The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
Dir. Howard Hughes
116· USA· Western, Drama· NR
D- 47/100
Poster for Arizona
Arizona (1940)
Dir. Wesley Ruggles
125· USA· Western· NR
D- 45/100
Poster for Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
111· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime· NR
D- 44/100
Poster for In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
Dir. Noël Coward, David Lean
115· UK· Drama, War· NR
D- 44/100
Poster for Woman Without a Face
Woman Without a Face (1947)
Dir. Gustaf Molander
102· Sweden· Drama· NR
D- 43/100
Poster for The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
Dir. William A. Wellman
90· USA· Western, Drama, Romance· NR
D- 40/100
Poster for The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Dir. Elia Kazan
123· USA· Drama, Western, Romance· NR
F 39/100
Poster for Pirates of Monterey
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
Dir. Alfred L. Werker
77· USA· Adventure, Romance, Western· NR
F 38/100
Poster for Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
110· USA· Western· NR
F 8/100