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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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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Odd Man Out
Disappointing. James Mason is not convincing in a poor irish accent as are the other English clipped voices with Hammy Irish tones. In fact although the film is... read more »
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Underrated Film of Genius
This is unquestionably one of the greatest films ever made. Its direction is crisp, acting first class and script good enough. Of course its main brilliance ... read more »
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Should be a better known film
For about an hour this was highly compelling for its evocation of a sense of place, gripping story and moral dilemmas, but it does goes on too long and lose ... read more »
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Excellent British Film-Noir on a Great DVD
Carol Reed was quite possibly Britain's greatest ever contributor to the Film-Noir genre. Here, once again, he demonstrates what a talent he was. The film ... read more »
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A winner
This is a great film, directed by Carol Reed a couple of years before he did 'The Third Man'. James Mason gives one of his best performances as an ... read more »
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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 »
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Count me in!
Carol Reed also directed 'The Third Man' and some of the hype claims that 'Odd Man Out' is as just good. You have to ignore that to really get ... read more »
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