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Carol Reed (I) (1906–1976)

Director | Producer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Carol Reed was the second son of stage actor, dramatics teacher and impresario founder of the Royal School of Dramatic Arts 'Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree'. Reed was one of Tree's six illegitimate children with Beatrice Mae Pinney, who Tree established in a second household apart from his married life. There were no social scars here; Reed grew up in a well-mannered... See full bio »

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in Putney, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 69) in Chelsea, London, England, UK
Carol Reed, Alec Guinness, at London Airport, P.A.-Reuter Photo, May 1959, **I.V.
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1972 The Public Eye
 
1970 Flap
 
1968 Oliver!
 
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty ( - uncredited / some scenes)
 
1959 Our Man in Havana
 
1958 The Key
 
1956 Trapeze
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings
 
1953 The Man Between
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands
 
1949 The Third Man
 
1948 The Fallen Idol
 
1947 Odd Man Out
 
1945 The True Glory (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1944 The Way Ahead
 
1943 The New Lot (short)
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
 
1941 A Letter from Home (short)
 
1941 The Remarkable Mr. Kipps
 
1940 Night Train to Munich
 
1940 Girl in the News
 
1940 The Stars Look Down
 
1939 A Girl Must Live
 
1938 Climbing High
 
1938 Penny Paradise
 
1938 Three on a Weekend
 
1937 Who's Your Lady Friend?
 
1936 Talk of the Devil
 
1936 Laburnum Grove
 
1935 Midshipman Easy
 
1935 It Happened in Paris (uncredited)
 
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1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy (producer)
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man (producer)
 
1959 Our Man in Havana (producer)
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings (producer)
 
1953 The Man Between (producer)
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands (producer)
 
1949 The Third Man (producer)
 
1948 The Fallen Idol (producer)
 
1947 Odd Man Out (producer)
 
1934 Java Head (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Autumn Crocus (assistant director)
 
1933 Loyalties (assistant director)
 
1930 The Squeaker (assistant director: stage)
 
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1949 The Third Man (uncredited)
 
1938 No Parking (story)
 
1936 Talk of the Devil (screenplay / story)
 
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1949 The Third Man
Opening Narrator - UK Version (voice) (uncredited)
 
1929 Red Aces
 
1929 The Flying Squad
Offender
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1976 Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Made His Name (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– 1969 Oscar Awards (1969) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
1968/I The Moviemakers (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1957 Salute to Show Business (TV movie)
Himself
 
1956 Korda Interviews (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Shadowing the Third Man (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Sir Carol Reed

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

There is nothing worse than a film that is directed by someone who has little or no knowledge of the habits or ways of the country concerned in the picture. For instance, I would never make a film with an American college background, I would be bound to make too many mistakes. See more »

Trivia:

Quit after several months as director of Mutiny on the Bounty because he found he was unable to handle Marlon Brando's ego. He was unaware that the studio had given Brando control of the picture. See more »

Trademark:

Tilted camera angles at moments of suspense or uneasiness See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn