James Mason stars in this powerful suspense drama as Johnny McQueen, the leader of a quasi-IRA group. When he's wounded in a botched robbery, he becomes the object of an intense police manhunt and must scramble desperately about Belfast in an attempt to escape. Kathleen (Kathleen Ryan), the woman who loves him, also takes off .. Read more
| Starring | James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan, Cyril Cusack |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Genres | Drama |
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James Mason stars in this powerful suspense drama as Johnny McQueen, the leader of a quasi-IRA group. When he's wounded in a botched robbery, he becomes the object of an intense police manhunt and must scramble desperately about Belfast in an attempt to escape. Kathleen (Kathleen Ryan), the woman who loves him, also takes off in pursuit of Johnny, hoping to reach him before the police do. In the course of his flight, Johnny encounters an assortment of fascinating characters, making the film as much a portrait of a city as it is the drama of one man's life.
| Starring | James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan, Cyril Cusack, Fay Compton |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1946 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 23 Jul 2007 |
Superbly crafted but rather empty dramatic charade, visually and emotionally memorable but with nothing whatever to say.
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Masterpiece
It could have been written by Graham Greene with its themes of salvation, damnation and redemption and it was directed by Carol Reed, who three years later made... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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A masterpiece showcasing a Master.
James Mason - at an early career high - in a film which although mostly filmed in England, includes very effective location work of Belfast street scenes and ... read more »
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ODD MAN OUT
ODD MAN OUT
It is sometimes the curious case that actors and directors can have hot spots within long and more or less distinguished careers when, ... read more »
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Reed All About It
Sir Carol Reed made this a couple of years before The Third Man and it would be easy to see it as some kind of dry run for his European urban noir masterpiece, ... read more »
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