The Idol
The act of love does not make this a love story...the act of worship does not make him the idol.
1966 | 109m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Daniel Petrie |
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| Writer: | Millard Lampell, Ugo Liberatore |
| Staring: |
| A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1966 |
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| Director: | Daniel Petrie |
| Writer: | Millard Lampell, Ugo Liberatore |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | london, england, alienation, art student, overbearing mother, american abroad, generation gap, oedipus complex |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Embassy Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Jones | Carol |
| Michael Parks | Marco |
| John Leyton | Timothy |
| Jennifer Hilary | Sarah |
| Guy Doleman | Martin Livesey |
| Natasha Pyne | Rosalind |
| Jack Watson | Police Inspector |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Lewis |
| Priscilla Morgan | Rosie |
| Edna Morris | Mrs. Muller |
| Fanny Carby | Barmaid |
| Renée Houston | 1st Woman at Party |
| Caroline Blakiston | 2nd Woman at Party |
| Jane Birkin | Art Student |
| Gordon Gostelow | Simon |
| Derek Ware | Labourer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Petrie | Director |
| Millard Lampell | Writer |
| Kenneth Higgins | Director of Photography |
| Jack Slade | Editor |
| George Provis | Art Direction |
| Muirne van Wyk | Continuity |
| Gordon Bond | Hairdresser |
| Wally Schneiderman | Makeup Artist |
| H.L. Bird | Sound Recordist |
| Rusty Coppleman | Sound Editor |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Recordist |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ugo Liberatore | Story |
| John Dankworth | Original Music Composer |
| Yvonne Blake | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonard Lightstone | Producer |
| Robert Porter | Associate Producer |
| Joseph E. Levine | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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