Carol Reed

Director and producer. Born 30 December 1906 in Putney, London, England, UK. Died 25 April 1976.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

30 December 1906, Putney, London, England, UK

Died

25 April 1976

Active

1947–1968

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Carol’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $39m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1947–1968

Genres

Drama2
Thriller2
Crime1
Family1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Third Man1949

76WorstOliver!1968

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

111930s

131940s

51950s

41960s

21970s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Won1969Best Director · Oliver!
Nominated1951Best Director · The Third Man
Nominated1950Best Director · The Fallen Idol

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.