The Fallen Idol

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/10/2006

DVD Release Date:

11/07/2006

Run Time:

92min.

Starring:

Ralph Richardson , Michèle Morgan , Bobby Henrey , Sonia Dresdel , Jack Hawkins

Director(s):

Carol Reed

Distributor(s):

Rialto Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Adapted from the Graham Greene story The Basement Room, director Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol is told almost completely from a child's eye view-but it isn't a children's story. Young Bobby Henrey idolizes household butler Ralph Richardson. Read More

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