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.
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Ralph Richardson | Baines |
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Michèle Morgan | Julie |
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Sonia Dresdel | Mrs. Baines |
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Bobby Henrey | Phillipe |
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Denis O'Dea | Inspector Crowe |
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Jack Hawkins | Detective Ames |
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Walter Fitzgerald | Dr. Fenton |
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Dandy Nichols | Mrs. Patterson |
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Joan Young | Mrs. Barrow |
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Karel Stepanek | First Secretary |
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Gerard Heinz | Ambassador |
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Torin Thatcher | Policeman |
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James Hayter | Perry |
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Geoffrey Keen | Detective Davis |
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Bernard Lee | Detective Hart |
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John Ruddock | Dr. Wilson |
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Hay Petrie | Clock Winder |
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Dora Bryan | Rose |
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George Woodbridge | Police Sergeant |
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Robert Cawdron | Policeman |
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Ethel Coleridge | Housekeeper |
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Nora Gordon | Waitress |
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Ralph Norman | Policeman |
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James Swan | Policeman |
Director | Carol Reed |
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Writer | Graham Greene, Lesley Storm, William Templeton | |
Producer | Philip Brandon, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed | |
Musician | William Alwyn | |
Photography | Georges Périnal |