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Outcast of the Islands


Date: 1951
Type: Action / Adventure / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Carol Reed
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Comment/Synopsis
A man (Trevor Howard) looses his job in SIngapore for theft and after trying to commit suicide is taken by a former captain friend to a remoter trading post where the consequences of his action, his love for a native woman (Kerima) conspire against him as his life and mental state spiral out of control. Carol Reed delivered a film that explored the dark side of the nature of people.
Oscars
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Novel
Joseph Conrad