The Fallen Idol

Starring: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, et al.

The 8-year-old son of France's ambassador to England implicates his butler friend in murder. Directed by Carol Reed. From the Graham Greene story.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 715515020527
• Release Date: November 2006
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Criterion
• Director: Carol Reed
• Starring: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, Sonia Dresdel, Jack Hawkins, Bernard Lee
• Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

She killed McGregor.

Little Phillipe (Bobby Henrey), the ambassador’s son, has free rein of the embassy while his father is away. His best friend, the butler Baines (Ralph Richardson), and the nasty, gripy, strict Mrs. Baines (Sonia Dresdel) looks after him. One day, he finds that Baines sneaks out to visit his “niece” Julie (Michèle Morgan), who just happens to be an embassy secretary. It becomes a secret. However, you know who weasels it out of the boy and replaces it with her secret. A confrontation occurs, and someone is found dead. The boy is pretty sure who did it and decides that it is a secret. The boy decided that Mr. Baines was bad, but was told: Baines “We should be very careful, Phil, because we make one another”, Phillipe “I thought God made us?” Baines: “Trouble is, we take a hand in the game.” Phillipe now knows the danger in secrets, and the departing detective asks, “Do you want to know a secret?” ---------------------------------------------------- Based on a story by Graham Greene, and directed by Carol Reed, the Criterion Collection has some good 2006 DVD supplements. This is found on the Criterion release.