FILM · Thriller

The Fallen Idol

Name: The Fallen Idol
Director: Carol Reed
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1948

1948 · 1h 35m · ★ 7.2 · PG

A diplomat’s lonely young son worships the embassy butler — and then thinks he’s seen him kill. Carol Reed and Graham Greene turn a child’s misreading of the adult world into an exquisitely tense thriller of marble staircases and dread.

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Cast & Crew

Ralph Richardson

Baines

2 films

Michèle Morgan

as Julie

Sonia Dresdel

as Mrs. Baines

Bobby Henrey

as Phillipe

Denis O'Dea

as Inspector Crowe

Details

Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel
Genre: Thriller
Release: 1948
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 1h 35m