Outcast of the Islands

"Even Her Love Was Primitive!"

Jul 11 1952 Not Rated 1h 42m
Adventure, Drama

After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges. He persuades the man who gave him his start in life, the merchant ship captain Lingard, to bring him to a trading post on a remote Indonesian island where he can hide out.

Plot

A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked after he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.

Written by

Joseph Conrad, William Fairchild

Directed by

Carol Reed

Cast

Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,338
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA