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The Fallen Idol
1948
In this thriller with a twist, the great Ralph Richardson portrays a kindly butler who is falsely accused of murder. The only person who can save him is a small boy, who unwittingly makes the innocent man appear guilty. Graham Greene adapted his own short story into an award-winning screenplay. Read more
| Starring | Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Dora Bryan |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Fallen Idol
In this thriller with a twist, the great Ralph Richardson portrays a kindly butler who is falsely accused of murder. The only person who can save him is a small boy, who unwittingly makes the innocent man appear guilty. Graham Greene adapted his own short story into an award-winning screenplay.
| Starring | Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Dora Bryan |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1948 To Rent: DVD: 07 Nov 2005 |
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A perfect example of the respectable quality film which achieved its apotheosis in late '40s Britain: tasteful,... read more on Time Out
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Why you never act with children or animals!
Incredibly irritating child actor completely ruins an otherwise so-so thriller, fairly woodenly played. Positives are a beautiful ... read more »
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life and death downstairs
I think the young boy does very well in the role and is mainly quite believable as an ambassadors son who gravitates towards the butler for company.
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The Fallen Idol
The attraction of this film lies in visiting the cinema of over 60 years ago. It is interesting to see bit players who later took starring roles. The boy, ... read more »
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Through a child's eyes
A boy starved of parental attention is a bit fixated on the household's butler who becomes something of a hero to him. The butler's wife, the ... read more »
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Atonement
- 19 Sep 2007
It is in the artist's nature to want to improve on life. After all, a little embellishment never hurt anyone, did it? Young Briony Tallis learns the danger of such foolish romantic illusions the hard way when her own rash intervention sends an innocent man to prison in Atonement, with devastating consequences for those she loves most dearly. But having erred so grievously, can she then make it right? Readers of Ian McEwan's acclaimed 2001 novel wondered if such a richly literary concoction... Read more
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The Fallen Idol
In this thriller with a twist, the great Ralph Richardson portrays a kindly butler who is falsely accused of murder. The only person who can save him is a small boy, who unwittingly makes the innocent man appear guilty. Graham Greene adapted his own short story into an award-winning screenplay....
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