| Title |
Odd man out / a Two Cities Film ; screen play by F.L. Green and R.C. Sherriff ; produced and directed by Carol Reed. |
| Edition |
Criterion collection. |
| OCLC |
ocn905029227 |
| ISBN |
9781604659764 |
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1604659769 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
715515143912 |
| Music number |
CC2468BD The Criterion Collection |
| Publisher |
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda. |
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video file Blu-Ray rda. |
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Motion picture. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Green, F. L. (Frederick Laurence), 1902-1953 -- Film adaptations.
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Irish Republican Army -- Drama.
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Fugitives from justice -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Crime films.
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Film noir.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
Blu-ray, fullscreen; mono. |
| Cast |
James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, Dan O'Herlihy, Kathleen Ryan. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Editor, Fergus McDonell ; music, William Alwyn ; cinematography, Robert Krasker. |
| Target audience |
OFRB rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reedb2s' s psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason (Lolita) 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. |
| General note |
Title from sell sheet. |
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Based on the novel by F.L. Green. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
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Full screen (1:37:1). |
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Special features: Postwar poetry (a new short documentary about the film); interviews with John Hill, Jeff Smith; Home, James (a 1972 documentary featuring actor James Mason revisiting his hometown); radio adaptation of the film from 1952; essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith. |
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