It ranked eighth among more popular movies at the British box office in 1947, and was one of the most successful films ever shown in South America. Awards The film received the BAFTA Award for Best British Film in 1948. It was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1947, and nominated for a Best Film Editing Oscar in 1948. Legacy Carol Reed biographer Robert F. Moss notes that Odd Man Out is "almost indisputably Reed's masterpiece." Filmmaker Roman Polanski repeatedly has cited Odd Man Out as his favourite film. Polanski stated that Odd Man Out is superior to The Third Man, another film that has been considered to be Reed's masterpiece: American novelist, essayist and some-time screenwriter Gore Vidal called the film a "near-perfect film" and its screenwriter R. C. Sherriff "one of the few true film auteurs." Writing in 2006, Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film three out of five stars. He wrote that the film was a "fascinating but imperfect thriller" that reflected "Belfast's forgotten identity as a bustling, prosperous provincial city, not obviously shattered by sectarianism or terrorism: a city in which a packed tram can head for the Falls Road, without any visible sense of fear." Leonard Maltin gave the movie 4 out of 4 stars naming it "Incredibly suspenseful." Radio adaptation Odd Man Out was presented on Suspense 11 February 1952. James Mason and his wife Pamela Mason starred in the 30-minute adaptation. References Sources Jerry Vermilye The Great British Films, Citadel Press, 1978, pp. 106–109 External links Odd Man Out at BFI Screenonline Odd Man Out radio adaptation at Suspense on 11 February 1952 with James Mason and Pamela Kellino Odd Man Out: Death and the City an essay by Imogen Sara Smith at the Criterion Collection 1947 drama films 1947 films Abbey Theatre British chase films Film noir Films based on British novels Films directed by Carol Reed Films set in Northern Ireland Films shot in Northern Ireland Two Cities Films films British drama films Best British Film BAFTA Award winners Films scored by William Alwyn Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) British black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films