---
title: 'The Fallen Idol (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fallen-idol-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040338/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fallen Idol (1948)

1948 · 95 min · Drama, Mystery · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British mystery thriller film directed by Carol Reed, and starring Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Michèle Morgan, and Denis O'Dea. Its plot follows the young son of a diplomat in London, who comes to suspect that his family's butler, whom he idolises, has committed a murder. It is based on the 1936 short story "The Basement Room", by Graham Greene.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Producer:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [Graham Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-greene)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)
- **Editor:** [Oswald Hafenrichter](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-hafenrichter)

## Cast

- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [James Hayter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hayter)
- [Denis O'Dea](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-o-dea)
- [Geoffrey Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-keen)
- [Bobby Henrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-henrey)
- [Karel Štěpánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-stepanek)
- [Bernard Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lee)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)
- [Michèle Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-morgan)
- [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins)

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