1948 with the cinema

Events

March 20th: 20th handing-over of the Oscars.
October 1st: Charlie Chaplin is blamed by the Commission of the anti-American activities.
Marcel Pagnol is received with the French Academy becoming the first Réalisateur of cinema to be sat among the “immortal ones”.
Left to France Mr Verdoux , film of Chaplin, the House of Doctor Edwards , of Alfred Hitchcock (March), of the Assassins are among us , of Wolfgang Staudte (June), of the life is beautiful , of Frank Capra (July).

Principal films of the year

Germany, year zero (Germania, anno zero) of Roberto Rossellini, documentary film of the post-war period (left the May 30th with Rome).
Dédée of Antwerp , film of Yves Allégret (September 16th)
Of Guesclin , French film of Bertrand de Latour with Fernand Gravey.
Hamlet of Laurence Olivier with Jean Simmons, Eileen Herlie (left the September 5th with Venice).
Inaccurately yours (Unfaithfully yours) of Preston Sturges with Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell
Feastday realized by Jacques Tati.
Key Largo realized by John Huston with Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Edward G. Robinson.
Chartreuse of Parma , film of Christian-Jaque (May).
the cord (The rope) police drama of Alfred Hitchcock with James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall (left the August 26th with New York).
the Lady with the coat of hermine of Ernst Lubitsch, completed by Otto Preminger (left on July 15th)
the Lady of Shanghai (The Lady from Shanghai) of and with Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth (left on April 8th in New York).
the Eagle with two heads , film of Jean Cocteau (September 16th).
the House of Doctor Edwardes of Alfred Hitchcock with Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman (left on March 24th)
the red River (Red to rivet) Howard Hawks with John Wayne, Thick Joanne, Montgomery Clift (left on October 1st in the United States)
the Son of the desert : American western of John Ford with John Wayne, Ward Jump, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr.
the Boy with the green hair (The servant boy with green to hate) Joseph Losey (left the December 27th with New York).
the Massacre of Strong Apache of John Ford with Henry Founded
the Robber of bicycle ( Ladri di biciclette ) of Vittorio De Sica with Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola (left the November 26th to Italy).
Lovers of Vérone of Andre Cayatte on a scenario of Jacques Prévert with Serge Reggiani, Anouk Aimee, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Dalio, Martine Carol (left the March 7th)
red slippers : British drama of Mr. Powell and E. Pressburger with Moired Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann
the terrible Parents of Jean Cocteau with Jean Marais ( December).
queens of the variety (Ladies ofr the Chorus) of Phil Karlson
the three musketeers : American film of adventures of George Sidney with Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin.
Macbeth of and with Orson Welles (left on October 1st in the United States)
Mr Vincent of Maurice Bell, dialogs of Jean Anouilh with Pierre Fresnay in the role of Vincent Saint of Paul (left the January 7th)
Hang up again, it is an error of Anatole Litvak, with Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster.
Ruy Blas , film of Pierre Balk (February) with Jean Marsh and Danielle Darrieux.

Rewards

Oscars

Better film: Hamlet of Laurence Olivier (the United Kingdom)
Better actress: Jane Wyman, Johnny Belinda
Better actor: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet
female Best supporting role: Claire Trevor, Key Largo
male Best supporting role: Walter Huston, the Veined Treasury of the Sierra
Better realizer: John Huston, the Veined Treasury of the Sierra (The Treasure off the Sierra Veined)

Other rewards

September 3rd: Laurence Olivier receives the international Grand Prix of the festival of Venice for Hamlet , Georg Wilhelm Pabst the price of the setting in scene for the Lawsuit .

Principal births

January 16th: John Carpenter, American realizer.
February 29th: Gerard Darmon, French actor.
May 8th: Maurizio Nichetti, Actor, Realizer and Italian Scenario writer .
July 30th: Jean Reno, French actor.
September 10th: Tony Gatlif, French realizer.
September 19th: Jeremy Irons, British actor.
November 9th: Ball August, Danish realizer.
December 21st: Samuel L. Jackson, American actor.
December 27th: Gerard Depardieu, French actor.

Principal deaths

January 25th, Geneva: Jacques Feyder, Belgian realizer.
February 11th: Sergueï Eisenstein, Russian realizer.
June 6th: Louis Light, French scenario writer (° October 5th 1864).
July 15th: Marguerite Moreno, French actress (° September 15th 1871).
July 23rd: D.W. Griffith, American realizer (° January 22nd 1875).

----

Random links: