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Karel Reisz was a film director, film producer and writer, born on July 21, 1926 in Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Death is recorded on November 25, 2002, at the age of 76. Education on record includes Emmanuel College. Awards on record include BAFTA Award for Best Film (1961).
My Take
Karel Reisz is a name I respect more the more I learn about him. Born in Ostrava in what is now the Czech Republic, he reached Britain as a young refugee and went on to become a pillar of the British New Wave, with his BAFTA-winning work in the early 1960s capturing a gritty, working-class realism that felt genuinely new. I find it telling that the database tags him as American, when his story is really one of European displacement reshaped into British cinema. To me that tension, an outsider redefining a national film movement, is exactly what makes his legacy interesting.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karel Reisz
- Name (Japanese)
- カレル・ライス
- Reading
- かれる・らいす
- Born
- July 21, 1926 – November 25, 2002
- Origin
- Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / writer / screenwriter / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- Emmanuel College
Awards & achievements
- 1961 BAFTA Award for Best Film
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel%20Reisz
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167023
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Karel Reisz born?
Born July 21, 1926.
When did Karel Reisz die?
Died November 25, 2002, aged 76.
Where was Karel Reisz from?
Karel Reisz was from Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.
What did Karel Reisz do?
Karel Reisz worked as film director, film producer, writer, screenwriter, director.
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