Director
Carol Reed
Born 30 December 1906 · Putney, London, England, UK — died 25 April 1976
Sir Carol Reed (1906–1976) was an English director who rose from 1930s British studio films to international prominence after the war. He is best known for the run of Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol and The Third Man, atmospheric thrillers that defined postwar British cinema. He later won an Oscar for Oliver!.
Key films
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Fast-paced wartime thriller that showed his skill with suspense and cemented his reputation before the postwar peak.
Odd Man Out (1947)
Tense drama of a wounded IRA man on the run in Belfast; his breakthrough as a major director.
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Suspenseful story seen through a child's eyes, and his first collaboration with writer Graham Greene.
The Third Man (1949)
His masterpiece: a shadowy, zither-scored thriller in postwar Vienna, often ranked among the best British films.
Oliver! (1968)
Musical adaptation of Dickens that brought him the Academy Award for Best Director.
Key awards
- 1948 BAFTA Award for Best British Film – Odd Man Out
- 1949 Grand Prix (Palme d'Or) at Cannes – The Third Man
- 1968 Academy Award for Best Director – Oliver!
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 35
- 1935It Happened in ParisDirector
- 1935Midshipman EasyDirector
- 1936Laburnum GroveDirector
- 1936Talk of the DevilDirector
- 1937Who's Your Lady Friend?Director
- 1938Bank HolidayDirector
- 1938Penny ParadiseDirector
- 1938Climbing HighDirector
- 1939A Girl Must LiveDirector
- 1940Night Train to MunichDirector
- 1940The Stars Look DownDirector
- 1940Girl in the NewsDirector
- 1941KippsDirector
- 1941Letter from HomeDirector
- 1942The Young Mr. PittDirector
- 1942We ServeDirector
- 1943The New LotDirector
- 1944The Way AheadDirector
- 1945The True GloryDirector
- 1947Odd Man OutDirector
- 1948The Fallen IdolDirector
- 1949The Third ManDirector
- 1949The Third Man · as UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)Actor
- 1951Outcast of the IslandsDirector
- 1953The Man BetweenDirector
- 1955A Kid for Two FarthingsDirector
- 1956TrapezeDirector
- 1958The KeyDirector
- 1960Our Man in HavanaDirector
- 1963The Running ManDirector
- 1965The Agony and the EcstasyDirector
- 1968Oliver!Director
- 1970FlapDirector
- 1972Follow Me!Director
- 2028Charmed Lives: A Family Romance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.