Karel Reisz

Karel Reisz

Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002)

Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), a classic of kitchen sink realism, and the romantic period drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 6 films (1959–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1959 We Are The Lambeth Boys Contemporary Films 53 min 16mm sound
1964 NIGHT MUST FALL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Ltd. 12 reels 35mm B&W sound
1966 Morgan! Karel Reisz
1968 Isadora Karel Reisz
1974 The Gambler Karel Reisz
1978 Who'll Stop the Rain Karel Reisz