Carol Reed

Carol Reed was born in 1906, the natural son of a famous actor, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and of his mistress, and moved into directing in the British studios of the thirties. He worked three times with Graham Greene, who adapted a short story for him, then a novel, and wrote an original screenplay between the two. Knighted in 1952, he later received the Oscar for directing for a musical. He died in London in 1976.

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• CinemaThe Third ManCarol Reed · 1949Cinema