Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out • 1h 56m
Directed by Carol Reed • 1947 • United Kingdom
Starring James Mason, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Newton
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.
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John Hill on ODD MAN OUT
In this interview, conducted in 2014, cinema scholar John Hill, author of “Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics,” delves into ODD MAN OUT and its depiction of Northern Ireland.
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Postwar Poetry
Made in 2014 by White Dolphin Films, this documentary provides a look at ODD MAN OUT through archival material and interviews with filmmakers, director Carol Reed’s collaborators, and critics.
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Collaborative Composition
In this interview, conducted in 2014, film music scholar Jeff Smith, author of “The Sounds of Commerce,” analyzes William Alwyn’s unusual score for ODD MAN OUT.
