1949 Recap and Ten Favorites List

I have now seen 68 films that were released in 1949. The complete list is here. A few B movies were reviewed only here.

This time I had a hard time deciding the ranking toward the top of the list.  Ozu won but on another day I might have picked Reed.  I was unable to see Whiskey Galore this time around.  It is also a very good film but it’s been so long that I did not include it in my rankings.  Kurosawa’s The Quiet Duel, Ford’s She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Walsh’s White Heat were also-rans.

10.  The Rocking Horse Winner – directed by Jack Lee

9.  House of Strangers – directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

8.  Twelve O’Clock High – directed by Henry King

7.  Stray Dog – directed by Akira Kurosawa

6.  The Set-Up – directed by Robert Wise

5.  All the King’s Men – directed by Robert Rossen

4.  The Heiress – directed by William Wyler

3.  A Letter to Three Wives – directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2.  The Third Man – directed by Carol Reed

1.  Late Spring – directed by Yasujirô Ozu