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His first American film role was opposite Rosalind Russell in Mourning Becomes Electra ( 1947 ), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 1951 he starred in The Browning Version, from Terence Rattigan's play of the same name.

The Daily Mirror described Redgrave's performance as Crocker-Harris as " one of the greatest performances ever seen in films ".

The 1950s also saw Redgrave in The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952 ), The Dambusters ( 1954 ), 1984 ( 1956 ), and The Quiet American ( 1958 ).