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James Mason, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, Denis O'Dea, Maureen Delaney, Elwyn Brook-Jones (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Seit einiger Zeit hart Johnny McQueen sich bei Kathleen und ihrer Mutter versteckt, weil er zusammen mit seiner Gang von hier aus einen Überfall starten will. Der geplante Überfall geht jedoch schief, und Johnny wird verletzt und er muß sich nun in den Hinterhöfen Belfasts verstecken – wo die Behörden nun Jagd auf ihn machen: Aber auch Kathleen ist auf der Suche nach ihm, und könnte seine einzige Rettunng aus dieser Falle sein. (Verleiher-Text)
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A classic drama with elements of the noir genre, precisely directed and acted, which, however, lacks a more believable screenplay to reach the absolute peak of the era's filmmaking. Not that the theme of a refugee hiding from the police conducting a manhunt on him isn't compelling, but the characters deviate from logic in several moments and it would be better if the whole story was based on a classic crime rather than the topic of terrorism. The creators don't understand and probably don't even want to understand the political and social phenomenon of terrorism. A severely injured member of the IRA would hardly wander the streets of a Northern Irish city with a large Catholic community all night without help... Today, Odd Man Out is a testament to the high level of British cinema in the late 1940s. I liked it more than the acclaimed The Third Man. Overall impression: 85%.
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James Mason is simply a great actor who certainly doesn't appeal to everyone. Similar psychologically intense films are precisely tailored for him, and here he delivers an absolutely outstanding performance. It’s a film that beautifully shows that we can only rely on ourselves. No one else is going to help us much in this crisis.
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