Reed, Carol 1906-1976

Overview

Works:	139 works in 599 publications in 9 languages and 12,602 library holdings
Genres:	Thriller Adaptation Mystery Film noir Espionage War Romance Biographical Youth Historical
Roles:	Director, Producer, Actor, Film editor, Scenarist, Production personnel
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1930 |

|2020

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Publications about Carol Reed

Publications by Carol Reed

Publications by Carol Reed, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Carol Reed

The films of Carol Reed by Robert F Moss ( Book )
Carol Reed : a biography by Nicholas Wapshott ( Book )
Carol Reed by Peter William Evans ( Book )
Huston, we have a problem : a kaleidoscope of filmmaking memories by Oswald Morris ( Book )
Carol Reed ( Book )

Carol Reed : edición bilingüe castellano/inglés ( Book )
Carol Reed's The third man : study notes for VCE English by Bruce Isaacs ( Book )
From fiction to film : a critical analysis of Graham Greene's The fallen idol, The third man, and Our man in Havana, directed by Carol Reed by Lenore Mary Navarro ( Book )
Sir Carol Reed and the British film industry, 1906-1955 by Bruce Mamer ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Carol Reed

Oliver ( Visual )
46 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,974 libraries worldwide
A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.

The third man ( Visual )
134 editions published between 1949 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,839 libraries worldwide
Set in post-war Vienna, an American western-adventure writer searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin of the Austrian black market.

The third man by Graham Greene ( Book )
16 editions published between 1949 and 1988 in English and held by 1,004 libraries worldwide
A haunting and melancholic portrait of friendship, betrayal and post-war espionage.

The agony and the ecstasy ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1965 and 2006 in English and held by 784 libraries worldwide
When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie.

The third man ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 701 libraries worldwide
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime-- and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder.

The fallen idol ( Visual )
19 editions published between 1948 and 2006 in English and held by 693 libraries worldwide
The relationship between a young boy and his beloved butler turns sour when the boy suspects the butler of murder.

Night train to Munich ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 594 libraries worldwide
Takes viewers on a World War II era journey from Prague to England to the Swiss Alps, as Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter who are being aided by a debonair British undercover agent.

Odd man out ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1946 and 2006 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide
An IRA gunman, wounded and on the run in Belfast, is helped and hindered by a variety of people.

Our man in Havana ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 235 libraries worldwide
Vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold is recruited by the British Secret Service. He becomes an unlikely agent in Cuba. To avoid working while cashing the checks, Wormold spins a web of lies about foreign government secrets. When the local coppers decode his fake messages, all hell breaks loose in Havana and Wormold must become the spy he dreads in order to survive his own swindle.

The true glory from D-Day to the fall of Berlin ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 124 libraries worldwide
Documentary films produced by the Allied military during 1944-1945 as a permanent visual record of the campaigns in Europe. Covers every major engagement from D-Day to the fall of Berlin. Disc 1: The true glory: Widely regarded as one of the greatest war documentaries ever made and utilized the footage of combat cameramen from nine nations. From Italy to D-Day: Covers the war in Europe from July 1943 to June 1944 and concentrates on the land operations of the Western Allies.

Trapeze ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1956 and 2010 in English and French and held by 110 libraries worldwide
Mike Ribble, a retired aerialist, agrees to teach young American acrobat Tino Orsini the triple somersault. But when both fall in love with the beautiful Lola -- who uses them to further her own ambitions -- the triangle threatens all of their dreams.

The True glory ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1945 and 2007 in English and held by 102 libraries worldwide
Official War Department film covering D-Day and the liberation of Europe.

The Stars look down ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in English and French and held by 100 libraries worldwide
A group of Welsh coal miners strike against the dangers of the pit. They try to hold out against unrelenting hunger, but are betrayed by both the mine owner and corrupt union leaders.

Carol Reed's production A kid for two farthings ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 70 libraries worldwide
Joe is a young boy who lives in the poor section of London. He becomes convinced that through the mythical powers of a unicorn, he can grant the wishes of his mother and friends. Joe searches endlessly and finally discovers his unicorn - which turns out to be a goat with a misshapen horn.

Immortal battalion ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1985 and 2001 in English and held by 66 libraries worldwide
Set in North Africa during World War II, this is the story of soft draftees who become hard fighting men.

World War II movies ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide
Corregidor: Doctors on Corregidor sort out a love triangle while fighting the invading Japanese forces. (1943) with Otto Kruger & Donald Woods.

The fallen idol ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1948 and 2006 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide
An ambassador's small son nearly incriminates his friend the butler in the accidental death of his shrewish wife.

Irving Stone's The Agony and the ecstasy ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 54 libraries worldwide
A dramatization of the struggle behind the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling by Michelangelo.

The way ahead ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1944 and 2007 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide
The metamorphosis of a cross-section group of Britons from squabbling individuals into a top fighting unit in the final phase of the African campaign against Rommel.

The key ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide
In war-weary London, Stella allows the key to her apartment to be passed from sea captain to sea captain. But when David Ross shows up she finds herself in love.

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