A Sense of Carol Reed (Video 2006)

Carol Reed, the director of The Third Man and other classics, is the subject of this documentary short.

Director:

Andy Kelleher

Stars:

John Boorman, Joseph Cotten, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Credited cast:
John Boorman	...	Himself
Joseph Cotten	...	Holly Martins (archive footage)
Bryan Forbes	...	Himself
Guy Hamilton	...	Himself
Ben Harrison	...	Himself
Bobby Henrey	...	Phillipe (archive footage)
Jack James	...	Narrator
Jack James	...	Narrator (voice)
Mark Lester	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ron Moody	...	Himself
Oswald Morris	...	Himself
Carol Reed	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

The film director, Carol Reed, is the subject of this documentary short. The illegitimate son of the famous stage actor, 'Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree' , Reed was brilliant with actors, especially child actors, making him the perfect person to bring Oliver! to the screen. Reed is best known for three films he made in the late 1940s, and the documentary offers generous clips from Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol, and the most famous of all, The Third Man. The film director, John Boorman, the assistant director, Guy Hamilton, the actors, Ron Moody and Bryan Forbes and the cinematographer, Oswald Morris, are among the interviewees.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | film director | illegitimate son | child actor | magician | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

White Dolphin Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary is available on the Criterion Collection DVD release for The Fallen Idol.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Holly Martins: [archive footage] Suppose I take your evidence to the police?

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Connections

References Oliver! (1968)

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