Man Between

by Nicholas Wapshott

This is the biography of the film director, Carol Reed. Born the illegitimate son of Sir Henry Beerbohm Tree, by the 1930s Reed was established as one of Britain's best young directors. After the war, Reed's intimate collaboration with Graham Greene blossomed in the film "The Third Man", which became a popular and critically acclaimed classic. Reed's personal life was no less extraordinary: he was Daphne du Maurier's first sweetheart, and married two of British cinema's most beautiful stars, Diana Wynyard and Penelope Dudley Ward. "The Man Between" explores every aspect of Reed's life and presents a portait, of one of Britain's greatest film directors.

Genres: Biography

376 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Nicholas Wapshott is a journalist and the author of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage. A former senior editor at The Times of London and the New York Sun, he lives in New York.

Reviews

[Robert]

An interesting account of the experiences of a director of one of the classic movies and a victim of Marlon Brando's childish ego.

What would have learned if I hadn't already known it: Brando was a monumental jerk and his success, even his survival, is an indictment of many. We outlawed dueling much too soon.

[Dave Morris]

Most interesting for the Reed/Greene working method, but lots of good stuff here for the movie buff.