Drama Thriller
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
Directed by
Carol Reed
Jack Hawkins
Detective Ames
Ralph Richardson
Baines
Bernard Lee
Detective Hart
Michèle Morgan
Julie
Torin Thatcher
Policeman
Geoffrey Keen
Detective Davis
James Hayter
Perry
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Patterson
Denis O'Dea
Inspector Crowe
Karl Stepanek
First Secretary
Dora Bryan
Rose
Hay Petrie
Clock Winder
Gerard Heinz
Ambassador
Walter Fitzgerald
Dr. Fenton
Bobby Henrey
Phillipe
Sonia Dresdel
Mrs. Baines
George Woodbridge
Police Sergeant
Joan Young
Mrs. Barrow
John Ruddock
Dr. Wilson

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