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Outcast of the Islands

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Title: Outcast of the Islands Summary: A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post. Directed by: Carol Reed Actors: Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley Production Company: London Film Productions Release Date: 11 July 1952 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.

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Tommy McTurtleson★★★★★

"Carol Reed did a great job with Conrad's material. Very true to the book minus Part 5. While reading the last chapter of Part 4, I felt it could end t..."

5/26/2021
David SL★★

" I have not read the original Conrad novel, but I cannot imagine he would have been wholly satisfied with Carol Reed's translation of this to the scre..."

7/28/2020