Question 1

True or false: Carol Reed was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952

Accepted Answer

True. He was knighted in 1952 for his services to film, becoming Sir Carol Reed.

Question 2

True or false: Carol Reed started his career as a stage actor before moving to film directing

Accepted Answer

False. Reed began as a child actor, but quickly moved into theater management and then film directing, not a long stage career.

Question 3

True or false: Carol Reed won an Academy Award for directing 'Oliver!'

Accepted Answer

True. Reed won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Oliver!' in 1969, though he didn't live to see its Best Picture win.

Question 4

True or false: Carol Reed originally wanted Orson Welles to direct 'The Third Man'

Accepted Answer

False. Reed was the sole director; Welles acted in and wrote some dialogue but never directed.

Question 5

True or false: Reed directed 'The Third Man' entirely on location in Vienna using handheld cameras

Accepted Answer

True. Reed famously used a tilted camera and real Vienna locations to create the film's iconic noir atmosphere.

Question 6

True or false: Carol Reed was married to the actress Diana Wynyard for over 20 years

Accepted Answer

False. Reed was married to actress Diana Wynyard from 1943 to 1947, a brief union that ended in divorce.

Question 7

True or false: Reed's film 'Odd Man Out' was a major influence on the French New Wave

Accepted Answer

False. While influential, 'Odd Man Out' is more often cited as a precursor to British film noir, not the French New Wave.

Question 8

True or false: Carol Reed was the nephew of famed actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Accepted Answer

True. Reed's mother was Beerbohm Tree's mistress, making him the illegitimate nephew of the Victorian stage legend.

Carol Reed Trivia Questions