The Fallen Idol (1948)

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7.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Carol Reed

Starring (View all)

Ralph Richardson

Baines

Michele Morgan

Julie

Sonia Dresdel

Mrs. Baines

Bobby Henrey

Phillipe

Denis O'Dea

Inspector Crowe

Jack Hawkins

Detective Ames

Walter Fitzgerald

Dr. Fenton

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Patterson

Written by (View all)

Graham Greene

Lesley Storm

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Elegantly balancing suspense and farce, Carol Reed and Graham Greene’s tale of the fraught relationship between a boy and the beloved butler he suspects of murder is a delightfully macabre thriller of the first order and a visually and verbally dazzling knockout.

Release date : 30 September 1948

Mystery (4), Thriller (4), Film Noir (4), British (3), Drama (3), 1948 (3), Criterion (2), Kid (2), 1940s (2), Butler (2), Lie (2), Gun (2), Police (2), Sleeping Pill (1), Cigarette Smoking (1), Criterion Collection (1), FIB (1), Mirror (1), Killing A Snake (1), Destroyed Evidence (1)

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"3.1. 2011 An almost forgotten British genius Carol Reed was in my opinion at his best in the late 1940s. In three years he directed three influential masterpieces, "Odd Man Out", "The Fallen Idol" and "The Third Man". "The Fallen Idol" is a suspense-loaded thriller with typical elements of film noir and its story is told through the eyes of a young boy who is a pathological liar. The boy witnesses a death of a woman and knowing that the main suspect is his butler friend he learns serious lesson"