Karel Reisz

Karel Reisz

July 21, 1926 · 100 years old

Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karel Reisz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of c…

Known For

8 titles
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The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981 · 2h 4m · Movie

Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.

6.9
2
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960 · 1h 29m · Movie

A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.

7.5
3
This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

1963 · 2h 14m · Movie

Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason t...

7.5
4
The Gambler

The Gambler

1974 · 1h 51m · Movie

Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi, and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

7.1
5
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

1985 · 1h 55m · Movie

The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.

7.0
6
Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978 · 2h 6m · Movie

A Vietnam veteran involves his Wife and a war buddy in the dangerous world of drug smuggling.

6.7
7
Isadora

Isadora

1968 · 2h 11m · Movie

A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

6.8
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We Are the Lambeth Boys

We Are the Lambeth Boys

1959 · 53m · Movie

Seminal piece of documentary film by New Wave director Karel Reisz follows the daily activites of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late 1950's London.

6.8