---
title: 'Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/roman-polanski-odd-man-out-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039677/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1947)

1947 · 111 min · Drama · United Kingdom

Original title: Odd Man Out

## Synopsis

Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, and starring James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, and Kathleen Ryan. Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it follows a wounded Nationalist leader who attempts to evade police in the aftermath of a robbery. It is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by F. L. Green.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Producer:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [R. C. Sherriff](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-c-sherriff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Fergus McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/fergus-mcdonell)

## Cast

- [Noel Purcell](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-purcell)
- [Geoffrey Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-keen)
- [Kathleen Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-ryan)
- [Denis O'Dea](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-o-dea)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [Cyril Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-cusack)
- [Elwyn Brook-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/elwyn-brook-jones)
- [Guy Rolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-rolfe)
- [F. J. McCormick](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-j-mccormick)
- [Fay Compton](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-compton)
- [Dan O'Herlihy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-herlihy)
- [Robert Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-beatty)
- [Robert Newton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-newton)
- [William Hartnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hartnell)
- [Wilfrid Brambell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-brambell)

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