Set in an embassy in London, an ambassador's young son nearly incriminates his friend the butler with whom he has been left while his parents are away. When the butler's shrewish wife is found dead, the boy mistakenly thinks the butler killed her.
General Note: Closed-captioned.Home use only.Includes a booklet featuring new essays by critic Geoffrey O'Brien, author David Lodge, and Reed biographer Nicholas Wapshott.Special features include: new, restored high-definition digital transfer, "A sense of Carol Reed" (a 2006 documentary featuring interviews with director Carol Reed's collaborators and friends), illustrated Reed filmography, original press book.Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.Based on the short story: The basement room / by Graham Greene.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Georges Perinal ; editor, Oswald Hafenrichter ; music, William Alwyn.
Participant or Performer Note: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, Sonia Dresdel.