The Fallen Idol
94 minutes,
UK (1948), PG
Carol Reed and Graham Greene collaborate on a coming-of-age tale in which a young boy grapples with a web of lies created by the adults around him
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The Fallen Idol: Graham Greene converted his short story 'The Basement Room' into a film treatment for his first collaboration with director Reed. He took as his departure point a weekend when diplomat's son Philippe is left in the care of his butler Baines, and Baines' wife...
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