The Idol

The Idol (1966)

The act of love does not make this a love story...the act of worship does not make him the idol.

A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.

Date of release
1966-02-01
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Director
Daniel Petrie

Casting

Interesting facts

The Idol is a 1966 British drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Jennifer Jones, Michael Parks, Jennifer Hilary and Guy Doleman. It was written by Millard Lampell based on a story by Ugo Liberatore. Set during the Swinging Sixties in London, the plot entails a rebellious student who disrupts the lives of all around him, leading to disastrous consequences.

Production

Carlo Ponti originally sent Jennifer Jones a script written by Ugo Liberatore suggesting she appear in it alongside her son Robert Walker Jr, playing mother and son. However Jones was reluctant to play the mother of her own son and declined. Joseph E. Levine acquired the script, had it rewritten by an English writer and signed Kim Stanley to star.

This was the first film Jones made after her husband David O. Selznick died the previous year. It was mostly shot in London.

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