#754: REED, Carol: Odd Man Out (1947)
REED, Carol (United Kingdom)
Odd Man Out [1947]
Spine #754
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reed's psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason as a revolutionary ex-con leading a robbery that goes horribly wrong, Injured and hunted by the police, he seeks refuge throughout the city, while the woman he loves (Kathleen Ryan) searches for him among the shadows. Reed and cinematographer Robert Krasker (who would collaborate again on The Third Man) create images of stunning depth for this fierce, spiritual depiction of a man's ultimate confrontation with himself.
116 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director/Writers
Based on the novel by F.L. Green.
Screenplay by Green and R.C. Sherriff.
Carol Reed was 41 when he directed Odd Man Out.
Other Reed films in the Collection:
#523: Night Train To Munich (1940)
#357: The Fallen Idol (1948)
#64: The Third Man (1949)
The Film
Other Reed films in the Collection:
#523: Night Train To Munich (1940)
#357: The Fallen Idol (1948)
#64: The Third Man (1949)
The Film
A
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Commentary
None.
Interview 1
With British cinema scholar John Hill, author of Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics.
Postwar Poetry
A short documentary about the film.
Interview 2
With music scholar Jeff Smith about composer William Alwyn and his score.
Home, James
A 1972 documentary featuring actor Mason revisiting his hometown.
Radio adaptation
Of the film from 1952, starring Mason and O’Herlihy.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.
Commentary
None.
Interview 1
With British cinema scholar John Hill, author of Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics.
Postwar Poetry
A short documentary about the film.
Interview 2
With music scholar Jeff Smith about composer William Alwyn and his score.
Home, James
A 1972 documentary featuring actor Mason revisiting his hometown.
Radio adaptation
Of the film from 1952, starring Mason and O’Herlihy.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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