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1948 | DIRECTED BY CAROL REED

The Fallen Idol

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Movie Stats
Year
1948
Runtime
 95 minutes (1 hr 35 mins)
Select Cast
Ralph Richardson
Michele Morgan
Sonia Dresdel
Bobby Henrey
Denis ODea
Jack Hawkins
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
23rd Feb 2025
Last viewed:
23rd Feb 2025
Total views:
20
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
15th November 1949
76 years 1 months 16 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $141.5 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
321,595 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 15th Nov '49
  • Debut weekend: 10th Feb '06
  • Debut position: 74
  • Highest position: 50
  • Debut gross: $9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 36
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
carol reed Carol Reed
Starring
Ralph RichardsonBaines
Michele MorganJulie
Sonia DresdelMrs. Baines
Bobby HenreyPhillipe
Denis ODeaInspector Crowe
Jack HawkinsDetective Ames
Walter FitzgeraldDr. Fenton
Dandy NicholsMrs. Patterson
Joan YoungMrs. Barrow
Karel StepanekFirst Secretary
Gerard HeinzAmbassador
Torin ThatcherPoliceman
James HayterPerry
Geoffrey KeenDetective Davis
Bernard LeeDetective Hart
John RuddockDr. Wilson
Hay PetrieClock Winder
Dora BryanRose
George WoodbridgePolice Sergeant
Robert CawdronPoliceman
Ethel ColeridgeHousekeeper
Nora GordonWaitress
Ralph NormanPoliceman
James SwanPoliceman
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
50
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
36
Total US Gross:
$141,502
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
10 Feb 2006
74N
$9,030
$9,030
17 Feb 2006
71▲
$12,520
$28,720
24 Feb 2006
105▼
$2,202
$43,972
3 Mar 2006
115▼
$831
$45,952
10 Mar 2006
118▼
$717
$47,423
17 Mar 2006
91▲
$5,658
$53,795
24 Mar 2006
95▼
$5,237
$61,024
7 Apr 2006
88N
$6,456
$69,622
14 Apr 2006
128▼
$770
$74,656
28 Apr 2006
105N
$3,209
$78,295
19 May 2006
101N
$3,398
$86,274
26 May 2006
92▲
$2,689
$90,726
2 Jun 2006
91▲
$3,421
$95,774
9 Jun 2006
110▼
$784
$98,478
16 Jun 2006
99▲
$2,365
$101,199
23 Jun 2006
109▼
$2,463
$104,265
30 Jun 2006
98▲
$2,627
$107,828
7 Jul 2006
83▲
$3,890
$113,561
14 Jul 2006
105▼
$1,487
$117,180
21 Jul 2006
116▼
$712
$117,892
4 Aug 2006
106N
$1,795
$120,407
11 Aug 2006
104▲
$2,056
$122,856
25 Aug 2006
90N
$4,805
$129,608
13 Oct 2006
103N
$2,485
$138,549
20 Oct 2006
109▼
$1,005
$141,502
27 May 2016
50N
$12,136
$12,136
3 Jun 2016
54▼
$7,853
$28,113
10 Jun 2016
58▼
$6,928
$39,984
17 Jun 2016
76▼
$1,835
$45,279
24 Jun 2016
88▼
$1,140
$47,617
8 Jul 2016
85N
$1,112
$51,851
15 Jul 2016
104▼
$222
$52,586
22 Jul 2016
96▲
$326
$53,635
16 Sep 2016
108N
$1,268
$55,158
14 Oct 2016
123N
$218
$56,416
18 Nov 2016
108N
$658
$57,745

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Drama
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Mystery
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Thriller
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