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Outcast of the Islands

Outcast of the Islands

1951Movie⏱️ 1h 33mNot Rated
AdventureDrama
6.9
IMDB Rating
1,426 votes

A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked after he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.

Director
Carol Reed
Writers
Joseph Conrad, William Fairchild
Stars
Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley
Release Date
July 11, 1952
Language
English, German
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 29
Reviews
📋 1.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
as Captain Lingard
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
as Willems
Robert Morley
Robert Morley
as Almayer
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
as Mrs. Almayer
Kerima
Kerima
as Aissa
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
as Babalatchi
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Tamine
as Tamine
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Vinck
Peter Illing
Peter Illing
as Alagappan
Betty Ann Davies
Betty Ann Davies
as Mrs. Williams

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Sri Lanka
Production
London Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

islandbased on novelindigenous peoplesecretman

🎯 Categories

Period DramaSea AdventureAdventureDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting film, though I was somewhat disappointed
by kuciak2008-08-24
6/10

"I am a big fan of THE THIRD MAN, I think it is one of the seven greatest movies ever made, I liked ODD MAN OUT, and also liked Reeds earlier effort of THE FALLEN IDOL. His latter film, THE KEY, while not being totally successful in my eyes in a good film, and an even better film is OUR MAN IN HAVANA. So I was excited about seeing this film. Perhaps if I was more patient, had seen this in a movie theater as it was meant to be seen, and did not have the benefit of a remote control for a VCR, I would have liked it more. Everyone has said how great Trevor Howard is. I have also liked him in stari..."

💡 Did You Know?

Willems' (Trevor Howard's) seduction of Aissa (Kerima) involves a kiss that lasts one minute and fifty-two seconds. This was touted heavily in the movie's publicity.

📖 Synopsis

A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked after he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.