Carol Reed Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1953, he became only the second director to be knighted for his contributions to film
• The son of legendary stage actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm, he was interested in acting from a young age
• Although he aspired to pursue acting, his mother advised against it and sent him to Massachusetts in order to make a living farming
• Quote: "A director should plan in advance how a scene should be played, but he should always be ready to put the camera here instead of there, and change everything at the last moment if he comes across a better way of doing it․"
• Well-known for his use of tilted camera angles in order to create moments of suspense in a film
• Often features children in the storylines of his films
• Was originally set to direct "Mutiny on the Bounty," but left the project because Marlon Brando was given full control of the film