1945 in film
See also: 1944 in film, other events of 1945, 1946 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released |
Events
- Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper
- With Rossellini's Roma Cittŕ aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- The Bells of St. Mary's
- Mom and Dad
- Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck
- Dillinger
- The Clock, starring Judy Garland
Births
- January 3 - Victoria Principal, actress
- May 31 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director
- August 14 - Steve Martin, actor and comedian
Deaths
Other Movies Released
- The Lost Weekend, Winner of Academy Awards for Best Picture; Ray Milland, Best Actor; Billy Wilder, Best Director, Best Screenplay
- Mildred Pierce, Winner of Academy Award for Joan Crawford, Best Actress.
- Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert's The Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis) is released following the liberation of France