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Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reed’s psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason 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. Reed and cinematographer Robert Krasker (who would collaborate again on The Third Man) create images of stunning depth for this fierce, spiritual depiction of a man’s ultimate confrontation with himself.
Original Release
01/30/1947
US Release
04/23/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mason | Johnny McQueen |
Robert Newton | Lukey |
Cyril Cusack | Pat |
F.J. McCormick | Shell |
William Hartnell | Fencie / Fencie - the barman |
Fay Compton | Rosie |
Denis O'Dea | Inspector |
W.G. Fay | Father Tom |
Maureen Delaney | Theresa O'Brien |
Elwyn Brook-Jones | Tober |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mason | Johnny McQueen |
Robert Newton | Lukey |
Cyril Cusack | Pat |
F.J. McCormick | Shell |
William Hartnell | Fencie / Fencie - the barman |
Fay Compton | Rosie |
Denis O'Dea | Inspector |
W.G. Fay | Father Tom |
Maureen Delaney | Theresa O'Brien |
Elwyn Brook-Jones | Tober |
Robert Beatty | Dennis |
Dan O'Herlihy | Nolan |
Kitty Kirwan | Grannie |
Beryl Measor | Maudie |
Roy Irving | Murphy |
Joseph Tomelty | 'Gin' Jimmy, the cabbie |
Arthur Hambling | Tom |
Ann Clery | Maureen |
Maura Milligan | Cashier |
Maureen Cusack | Molly |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
Carol Reed | Producer |
Phil C. Samuel | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |