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The Fallen Idol is a British film of genre Drama directed by Carol Reed released in USA on 15 november 1949 with Ralph Richardson
The Fallen Idol (1949)
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Add to a movie listThe Fallen Idol (also known as The Lost Illusion) is a 1948 film directed by Carol Reed and based on the short story "The Basement Room", by Graham Greene. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director (Carol Reed) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Graham Greene), and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
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The film is told through the naive eyes of a diplomat's young son, Phillipe, who idolises his father's butler, Baines. Baines has invented a heroic persona to keep the boy entertained, and often tells him stories of his exotic and daring adventures in Africa and elsewhere, stories such as putting down a native uprising single-handed, killing a man in self-defense, and so on.Actors
Ralph Richardson
(Baines)
Bobby Henrey
(Phillipe)
Jack Hawkins
(Detective Ames)
Michèle Morgan
(Julie)
Denis O'Dea
(Inspector Crowe)
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