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7.6/10
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A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total
Michèle Morgan
- Julie
- (as Michele Morgan)
Geoffrey Keen
- Detective Davis
- (as Geoffrey Keene)
Storyline
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- TriviaFor continuity's sake over the course of a long shoot, Producer and Director Sir Carol Reed restricted Bobby Henrey's access to the cake trolley during tea breaks on-set so he wouldn't gain weight. Continuity was also the issue in Reed's only disagreement with Madeleine Henrey. A scene with Bobby running up the stairs was left half-completed at the end of the week's shooting on a Friday evening. Over the weekend, Madeleine decided the boy needed a haircut, and when he returned to the set on Monday, it was impossible to match the remaining shots they needed to the ones taken a few days before. The Make-up Department tried attaching hair pieces to him, but it didn't look right. Reed was furious and had no choice but to rearrange the shooting schedule to complete the stair scene after Bobby's hair grew out. "It's the most expensive haircut in the world!" Reed groused. "Thousands of pounds! That's what it will cost!" The incident was the only delay in an otherwise smooth shoot, which ended up completing on schedule.
- GoofsWhen Julie leaves the tea shop and closes the shop door, there is an Open / Closed sign hanging on the glass pane of the door, but when Baines and Phillipe leave the tea shop a minute or so later, the sign is no longer there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Sense of Carol Reed (2006)
Featured review
Fallen Idol is a great film, with all actors in fine form, especially Ralph Richardson, and including the boy. Richardon is the embassy butler married to a shrewish, domineering wife. He has an illicit, albeit discreet love affair with a beautiful young embassy secretary - you can't help but feel for them both. When the shrew is found done in by a fall down the ornate embassy staircase, the wonderful gentlemen detective types enter, ever so politely, of course. Fallen Idol is an example of the best of British movie-making: low key, sympathetic, civilized. The boy's pet snake is a nice touch. A gem; a good example of the type of fine film that I wish could be made more available here. A Graham Greene story, directed by Carol Reed - what more could we want. Another great Carol Reed 'lost' film is 'Outcast of the Islands', also with Ralph Richardson.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kleines Herz in Not
- Filming locations
- 1 Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia, London, England, UK(embassy exterior)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $341,121
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,030
- Feb 12, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $373,185
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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