fantasy films 1940s

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 A list of fantasy films released in the 1940s.

List

Years
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1940
The Blue BirdWalter LangShirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel BruceUnited States
FantasiaVarious directors for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
Mr. Bug Goes to TownDave Fleischer, Max FleischerUnited StatesAnimated film
One Million B.C.Hal RoachVictor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr.United States
PinocchioVarious directors for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
The Thief of BagdadLudwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim WhelanConrad Veidt, Sabu, June DuprezUnited Kingdom
1941
The Devil and Daniel WebsterWilliam DieterleEdward Arnold, Walter Huston, James CraigUnited States
DumboVarious directors for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
Here Comes Mr. JordanAlexander HallRobert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude RainsUnited States
The Iron CrownAlessandro BlasettiElisa Cegani, Luisa Ferida, Rina MorelliItaly
The Reluctant DragonAlfred L. WerkerUnited StatesAnimated film
1942
BambiVarious directors for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
Cat PeopleJacques TourneurUnited StatesHorror film
I Married a WitchRené ClairFredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert BenchleyUnited States
Les Visiteurs du SoirMarcel CarnéArletty, Jules Berry, Marie DéaFrance
1943
A Guy Named JoeVictor FlemingSpencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van JohnsonUnited States
Happy LandIrving PichelDon Ameche, Frances Dee, Harry CareyUnited States
Heaven Can WaitErnst LubitschDon Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles CoburnUnited States
MünchhausenJosef von BákyHans Albers, Brigitte Horney, Wilhelm BendowGermany
1944
The Canterville GhostJules DassinCharles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'BrienUnited States
The Curse of the Cat PeopleRobert WiseSimone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane RandolphUnited States
It Happened TomorrowRené ClairDick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack OakieUnited States
Kashchey the DeathlessAlexander RouSergei Stolyarov, Georgy MillyarSoviet Union
KismetWilliam DieterleRonald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James CraigUnited States
Between Two WorldsEdward A. BlattJohn Garfield, Sydney Greenstreet, Eleanor ParkerUnited States
1945
Blithe SpiritDavid LeanRex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay HammondUnited Kingdom
The Enchanted CottageJohn CromwellDorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert MarshallUnited States
The Picture of Dorian GrayAlbert LewinGeorge Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna ReedUnited States
Sylvie et le fantôme (US Title: Sylvie and the Phantom)Claude Autant-LaraOdette Joyeux, Julien Carette, François PérierFrance
A Thousand and One NightsAlfred E. GreenCornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil SilversUnited States
Yolanda and the ThiefVincente MinnelliFred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank MorganUnited States
1946
Angel on My ShoulderArchie MayoPaul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude RainsUnited States
Beauty and the BeastJean CocteauJosette Day, Jean Marais, Mila ParélyFrance
A Matter of Life and DeathMichael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDavid Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius GoringUnited Kingdom
Make Mine MusicVarious directors for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
The Stone FlowerAlexander PtushkoVladimir Druzhnikov, Tamara Makarova, Mikhail TroyanovskySoviet Union
1947
The Bishop's WifeHenry KosterCary Grant, Loretta Young, David NivenUnited States
CinderellaNadezhda Kosheverova, Mikhail ShapiroYanina Zheymo, Erast Garin, Faina RanevskayaSoviet Union
Down to EarthAlexander HallJames Burke, Rita Hayworth, Larry ParksUnited States
The Ghost and Mrs. MuirJoseph L. MankiewiczGene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George SandersUnited States
Heaven Only KnowsRobert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie ReynoldsUnited States
Miracle on 34th StreetGeorge SeatonMaureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund GwennUnited States
1948
Mr. Peabody and the MermaidIrving PichelAnn Blyth, William Powell, Irene HerveyUnited States
One Touch of VenusWilliam A. Seiter, Gregory La CavaAva Gardner, Robert Walker, Eve ArdenUnited States
Portrait of JennieWilliam DieterleJoseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Ethel BarrymoreUnited States
Vice VersaPeter UstinovFrank Tickle, Kay Walsh, Harcourt WilliamsUnited Kingdom
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadJames Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney for Walt DisneyUnited StatesAnimated film
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtTay GarnettBing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric HardwickeUnited States
Alice in Wonderland

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