Carol Reed (1) (1906–1976)
Author of The Third Man [1949 film]
For other authors named Carol Reed, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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Works by Carol Reed
The Graham Greene Collection: The Third Man / The Heart of the Matter / Brighton Rock / Fallen Idol — Director — 7 copies
Legendary World War II Movies: Gung Ho! / Go for Broke! / The Immortal Battalion (2001) — Director — 6 copies
The Running Man [1963 film] — Director — 3 copies
Appointment with Venus / The Flemish Farm / The Way Ahead — Director — 2 copies
The New Lot [1943 film] 2 copies
World War II Movies: Corregidor; The Immortal Battalion; The Big Lift — Director — 1 copy
The Margaret Lockwood Collection: The Wicked Lady [and] Bank Holiday — Director — 1 copy
They Who Dare [and] The True Glory (Double Feature Video) — Director — 1 copy
The Key [1958 film] 1 copy
Associated Works
Classic James Mason: Odd man out / A place of one's own / The man in grey — Director — 1 copy
VHS 4: Oliver/To Catch a Thief/My Favorite Wife — Director — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1906-12-30
- Date of death
- 1976-04-25
- Burial location
- Kensington Cemetery, Gunnersbury, West London
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Putney, London, England, UK
- Occupations
- film director
- Relationships
- Reed, Oliver (nephew)
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm (father) - Awards and honors
- Knighted 1953, 4 BAFTA Best Film Awards, 1 Oscar Best Director Award, Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize
Academy Award
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Reviews
It’s very well done. The young Mark Lester makes a very believable Oliver with an amazing singing voice, and Jack Wild was perfectly cast as the Artful Dodger, Oliver’s new friend and lead amongst the young pickpockets. The songs go on, perhaps, a bit too long for today’s youngsters, and some of the general shots of scenes in London were rather slow; an editor today would, I’m sure, reduce the length by at least half an hour with no loss of plot or dialogue. But those are minor quibbles; it’s a classic film, and this kind of thing is to be expected.
What surprised me more was the level of violence in the film, something which, I feel, should have lifted the rating to at least PG, preferably 12.… (more)
What surprised me more was the level of violence in the film, something which, I feel, should have lifted the rating to at least PG, preferably 12.… (more)
2022 movie #171. 1963. A man (Harvey) fakes his own death to defraud an insurance company. He and his wife (Remick) hide in Spain only to meet the insurance agent who had investigated the death. Turns out he's only on holiday and interested in Remick. Good premise but a bit long.
2021 movie #157. Lancaster, crippled trapeze star, agrees to teach Curtis the dangerous triple move as Lollobrigida tries to move into the act playing one against the other. 6th highest grossing movie of 1956. Great aerial sequences.
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Statistics
- Works
- 28
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 944
- Popularity
- #27,223
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 25
- ISBNs
- 68
- Languages
- 3
An orphan meets a gang of pickpocket children.
C (Indifferent).
I guess it's a well-made movie for what it is. Most of my complaints (and there are many) are with the stage musical they're filming.
(Mar. 2023)