Lingard ( Ralph Richardson), someone who knows how to deal with the natives and even cares about them. This leads the misguided Peter to hook up with successful trader, the trusting Capt. The cocky, weak-willed, untrustworthy Englishman, Peter Willems (Trevor Howard), is a trader in Singapore, who gets the sack because he can’t turn a profit. Reed is never given the chance to make the narrative coalesce because of the script’s slackness, though it’s intelligently handled and has a few sparkling moments that are unforgettable (as great, perhaps, as could be found in any classic film). The screenwriter, William Fairchild, is not up to focusing on Conrad’s keen observations about human frailty without becoming distracted with too many passing incidents and the largely psychological story seems to run amiss. Though visually beautiful and well-acted, it stubs its toe when it doesn’t fully measure up to the great Conrad novel, as it fails to fully explore what the author was trying to say about his unfailing outcasts. “Īcclaimed Brit filmmaker, known for his suspense dramas, Carol Reed (“Odd Man Out”/”The Fallen Idol”/”The Third Man”), is seemingly at home with this loose interpretation of Joseph Conrad’s complex character study set in the exotic Far East. “ It’s intelligently handled and has a few sparkling moments that are unforgettable.

Almayer), Kerima (Aissa), AV Bramble (Badavi ), Dharma Emmanuel (Ali), George Coulouris ( Babalatchi), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Vinck), Frederick Valk (Hudig), Annabel Morley (Nina) Runtime: 93 MPAA Rating: NR producer: Carol Reed Studio Canal 1951-UK)

(director: Carol Reed screenwriters: William Fairchild/ from the novel by Joseph Conrad cinematographers: John Wilcox/ Edward Scaife editor: Bert Bates music: Brian Easdale cast: Trevor Howard ( Peter Willems), Robert Morley ( Mr.

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