Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

October 22, 1917 · 109 years old

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". She was born in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settl…

Known For

24 titles
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Rebecca

Rebecca

1940 · 2h 10m · Movie

A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.

8.1
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Suspicion

Suspicion

1941 · 1h 39m · Movie

A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.

7.2
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Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948 · 1h 27m · Movie

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.

7.8
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Gunga Din

Gunga Din

1939 · 1h 57m · Movie

In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.

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Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952 · 1h 46m · Movie

A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.

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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943 · 1h 37m · Movie

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

7.5
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Othello

Othello

1951 · 1h 30m · Movie

The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.

7.5
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 · 1h 45m · Movie

When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.

6.0
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956 · 1h 20m · Movie

A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.

6.9
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The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953 · 1h 20m · Movie

A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.

6.8
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The Witches

The Witches

1966 · 1h 30m · Movie

Following a horrifying experience with the occult in Africa, a schoolteacher moves to a small English village, only to discover that black magic resides there as well.

5.8
12
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1950 · 1h 34m · Movie

A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.

6.6
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948 · 1h 19m · Movie

Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.

6.8
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A Damsel in Distress

A Damsel in Distress

1937 · 1h 41m · Movie

A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.

6.8
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The Emperor Waltz

The Emperor Waltz

1948 · 1h 46m · Movie

A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.

6.0
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The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943 · 1h 52m · Movie

The daughter (Joan Fontaine) of a musical mentor (Montagu Love) is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband (Charles Boyer), a handsome composer.

6.7
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Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957 · 1h 34m · Movie

During WWII, unmarried New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater.

6.5
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Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957 · 1h 59m · Movie

This drama set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.

6.1
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Ivy

Ivy

1947 · 1h 39m · Movie

An Edwardian belle meets a rich bachelor, but what to do about her husband and her lover?

7.1
20
Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017 · 1h 25m · Movie

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to cre...

6.6
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Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962 · 2h 22m · Movie

A Psychiatrist and his life with a patient he helped to recover.

6.0
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Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek

1944 · 1h 50m · Movie

An English lady falls madly in love with a French pirate.

6.1
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Serenade

Serenade

1956 · 2h 1m · Movie

Damon Vincenti, a young vineyard worker, has a beautiful tenor voice and dreams of becoming a great opera singer. He debuts at Lardelli's Italian restaurant in San Francisco, where he is spotted by Kendall Hale, a society girl who...

5.8
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Something to Live For

Something to Live For

1952 · 1h 29m · Movie

An actress becomes an alcoholic after being jilted. She is aided by an Alcoholics Anonymous member with whom she has an affair; however, he is married.

6.4