# The Fallen Idol (1948)

> A diplomat's lonely young son turns an embassy household's adult secrets into a haunting mystery of loyalty, fear, and misunderstood truth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13001

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Carol Reed
- Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey, Denis O'Dea, Jack Hawkins, Walter Fitzgerald, Dandy Nichols
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040338/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, hushed, foreboding, classic cinema night, rainy evening

## Synopsis

A young boy's innocent admiration leads him into a web of adult deception and suspicion.

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