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The Fallen Idol (1948) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1948 · 96 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carol Reed
- Starring
- Denis O'Dea, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Fitzgerald, Ralph Richardson, Jack Hawkins, Michèle Morgan
Phillipe, the son of a London ambassador, looks up to Baines, his father's devoted butler, seeing him as a hero. His admiration shatters when he stumbles upon Baines's hidden secret and witnesses the fallout of the adults' deceit, heightening the film's relentless suspense.
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