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"Philippe (Henrey) is the young son of a diplomat who, trying to understand the adult world as seen through the eyes of a child, lies to defend those close to him. When his butler friend Baines (Richardson) is suspected of murdering his wife, the vital information that Philippe holds falls on deaf ears ... An exquisitely crafted, intelligent but little-known thriller from Graham Greene and Carol Reed, nominated for Oscars for Best Picture and Screenplay."@en
"Philippe (Henrey) is the young son of a diplomat who, trying to understand the adult world as seen through the eyes of a child, lies to defend those close to him. When his butler friend Baines (Richardson) is suspected of murdering his wife, the vital information that Philippe holds falls on deaf ears ... An exquisitely crafted, intelligent but little-known thriller from Graham Greene and Carol Reed, nominated for Oscars for Best Picture and Screenplay."
"An eight-year old child accidentally discovers the family butler's illicit affair."@en
"Drama about the lies told by the son of an ambassador in order to protect a household servant whom he idolized."@en
"The story of a household servant, suspected of murdering his wife, told from the point of view of a young boy who idolizes him."@en
"The story of a household servant, suspected of murdering his wife, told from the point of view of a young boy who idolizes him."
"The relationship between a young boy and his beloved butler turns sour when the boy suspects the butler of murder."@en
"The relationship between a young boy and his beloved butler turns sour when the boy suspects the butler of murder."
"During his parents' absence from the London embassy where he lives, a young boy is left in the charge of the butler and his wife. He becomes a bewildered witness to Baines' love affair with the embassy secretary and to Mrs. Baines' accidental death. Believing the butler actually murdered his wife, Felipe lies to the police in a valiant attempt to save his "idol," but succeeds only in making the servant the prime suspect. In the process, the boy realizes that Baines is not the heroic figure he thought him to be. Reed displays skill in creating a claustrophobic atmosphere for this ambivalent study of a child's disillusionment. (Does not circulate)."@en
"Romantic drama about the lies told by the son of an ambassador in order to protect his idol. An affair makes an accidental death appear to have been murder."@en
"Par ses mensonges, un petit garçon risque de faire condamner pour meurtre un domestique innocent."
""A young boy, son of the Ambassador to England, idolizes the butler as a man he would like most to be until the butler's romance with a pretty typist upsets an otherwise 'perfect' image. The more real and human the butler becomes, the more disillusioned the boy"--Container."@en
""Young, innocent, tow-headed Phillippe, son of the French ambassador, finds in his butler Baines the attention and warmth that his somewhat distant father has failed to supply. Baines tells him stories, takes him for walks, and helps him circumvent the draconian household order imposed by Mrs. Baines. The ambassador departs, to retrieve his long-hospitalized wife, and Phillippe is left to the charge of his servants. Confiend to his room by Mrs. Baines, the boy of course escapes and, spotting Baines, follows him to a teaship, where Baines is in the middle of a difficult, tearful conversation with the attractive Julie, whom Baines stammeringly introduces as his niece. Phillippe accompanies the lovers on a walk though town, a trip to the zoo, a romantic crisis for the adults, a family romance for the child. He is told by Baines to keep the events of the day a deep, deep secret. But the normally tyrannical Mrs. Baines, in a spasm of tenderness, draws the story out of him. She spies on her husband, catching him in flagrante. And moments later, with a thump and a scream, there's a body, arms and legs splayed at imposisble angles, at the foot of the ornate marble stairs, and a boy who thinks he's witnessed a murder committed by the only person in the world he really loves"--Videodisc sleeve."@en
"Young boy idolizes a household servant who is suspected of murdering his wife."@en
""Young, innocent, tow-headed Phillippe, son of the French ambassador, finds in his butler Baines the attention and warmth that his somewhat distant father has failed to supply. Baines tells him stories, takes him for walks, and helps him circumvent the draconian household order imposed by Mrs. Baines. The ambassador departs, to retrieve his long-hospitalized wife, and Phillippe is left to the charge of his servants. Confiend to his room by Mrs. Baines, the boy of course escapes and, spotting Baines, follows him to a teaship, where Baines is in the middle of a difficult, tearful conversation with the attractive Julie, whom Baines stammeringly introduces as his niece. Phillippe accompanies the lovers on a walk though town, a trip to the zoo, a romantic crisis for the adults, a family romance for the child. He is told by Baines to keep the events of the day a deep, deep secret. But the normally tyrannical Mrs. Baines, in a spasm of tenderness, draws the story out of him. She spies on her husband, catching him in flagrante. And moments later, with a thump and a scream, there's a body, arms and legs splayed at imposisble angles, at the foot of the ornate marble stairs, and a boy who thinks he's witnessed a murder committed by the only person in the world he really loves"--Videodisc sleeve."
"Romantic drama about the lies told by the son of an ambassador in order to protect his idol."@en
"A bewildered young boy, who mistakenly believes the butler, his idol, has committed a murder, sets off a disastrous chain of events when he lies to save his hero from arrest. Reed's mystery, set in a foreign embassy in London, is a study of a child's disillusionment and awakening to human fallability."
"When his parents are away, young Philip spends time with his best friend and hero, Baines the butler, even though it means putting up with the butler's ill-tempered wife. But when he sees Mrs. Baines die during a jealous fight with her husband, Philip is torn between his conscience and his desire to protect his hero."@en
"When his parents are away, young Philip spends time with his best friend and hero, Baines the butler, even though it means putting up with the butler's ill-tempered wife. But when he sees Mrs. Baines die during a jealous fight with her husband, Philip is torn between his conscience and his desire to protect his hero."
"An ambassador's small son nearly incriminates his friend the butler in the accidental death of his shrewish wife."@en
"An ambassador's small son nearly incriminates his friend the butler in the accidental death of his shrewish wife."
"The story of a butler, suspected of murdering his wife, told from the point of view of a young boy who idolizes him."@en
"Drama about the lies told by the son of an ambassador in order to protect his idol."
"Drama about the lies told by the son of an ambassador in order to protect his idol."@en