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Actors: James Mason, Robert Newton, Peter Judge, Denis O'Dea, Kathleen Ryan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Odd Man Out |
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ODD MAN OUT is a movie produced and directed by Carol Reed in 1947. This exceptional picture was nominated for the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival.
James Mason is wounded during a hold-up and abandoned by his partners. Now he must cross the city and face the police forces, the bounty hunters and the population who doesn't want to take a stand. Meanwhile, Kathleen Ryan, Mason's girl-friend, tries to locate him and to find a way to save him. At the end of the night, they will finally meet for a dramatic final.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Odd Man Out |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Body type
- (man) average
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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