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The Fallen Idol (1948)

Original title: the fallen idol
Production: UK|95 min| black and white
Thriller, Dramatic, Psychological
Poster of movie The Fallen Idol
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.

Festivals and awards

Bafta 1949 - logo Bafta Outstanding British Film
Oscar 1950 - nomination Best Achievement in Directing
Assigned to: Carol Reed
Oscar 1950 - nomination Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: Graham Greene

Origin of the subject

dal libro: The Basement Room (1936, Graham Greene)

Direction

Carol ReedCarol Reed: regista

Production and Screenplay

Alexander KordaAlexander Korda: produttore
Carol ReedCarol Reed: produttore
Lesley Storm: dialoghi
Graham GreeneGraham Greene: sceneggiatore
Graham GreeneGraham Greene: scrittore
William Templeton: dialoghi
Philip Brandon: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Gerard HeinzGerard Heinz(età:44)
(ambasciatore)
Michèle MorganMichèle Morgan(età:28)
(julie)
Karel StepanekKarel Stepanek(età:49)
(segretario)
Bobby HenreyBobby Henrey(età:9)
(philips)
Dandy Nichols
(signora patterson)
Ralph RichardsonRalph Richardson(età:46)
(baines)
ManJack Hawkins(età:38)
(detective ames)
Geoffrey KeenGeoffrey Keen(età:32)
(detective hart)
Walter Fitzgerald(età:52)
(dott. fenton)
Denis O'deaDenis O'dea(età:43)
(ispettore crowe)
Sonia Dresdel
(signora baines)
Joan Young(età:48)
(signora barrow)
poliziotto
Bernard LeeBernard Lee(età:40)
Torin ThatcherTorin Thatcher(età:43)
Hay Petrie(età:53)
James HayterJames Hayter(età:41)
George WoodbridgeGeorge Woodbridge(età:41)
John Ruddock(età:51)
Dora BryanDora Bryan(età:25)
Nora Gordon(età:54)
Carol Hemming(età:28)
Robert Cawdron(età:27)
Ethel Coleridge(età:65)

Technical staff

William AlwynWilliam Alwyn: musiche
Vincent KordaVincent Korda: scenografo
Oswald Hafenrichter: montatore
Ivy Baker: costumista
Georges Perinal: direttore della fotografia
James Sawyer: scenografo
Dorrie Hamilton: truccatore
Joe Shear: parrucchiere

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1948)

Mario BesestiMario Besesti Voice of Walter Fitzgerald
Alberto SordiAlberto Sordi Voice of Torin Thatcher
Emilio CigoliEmilio Cigoli Voice of Ralph Richardson
Lydia SimoneschiLydia Simoneschi Voice of Michèle Morgan