Carol Reed directs this acclaimed thriller adapted from Graham Greene’s short story 'The Basement Room'. Young Felipe, the son of a diplomat who is never around, forms a friendship with the butler Baines. Baines impresses the young child with tales of his heroic past in Africa and ongoing adventures – when, in fact, he leads a mundane life in a loveless marriage. After believing he witnesses Baines committing a violent act, Felipe does his best to protect his older friend from danger. Carol Reed’s film was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (Graham Greene) at the 1948 Academy Awards, and won Best British Film at that year’s BAFTA Awards. There have been many films depicting the loss of childhood innocence and transition into adolescence, but The Fallen Idol remains one of the most truthful and heartbreaking.