1948 · drama · thriller · british
The Fallen Idol
Directed by Carol Reed1h 36m1948
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, hero-worships his father's butler Baines. His perception of the man changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
Our read: The Fallen Idol (1948) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · thriller · british entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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