The Lie

The Lie (1970)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1970-10-29
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Alan Bridges
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Summary

Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal

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  • Gemma Jones

    as Anna Firth

  • Frank Finlay

    as Andrew Firth

  • John Carson

    as Ellis Anderson

  • Mark Dignam

    as Anna's father

  • Annette Crosbie

    as Katherine

  • Joss Ackland

    as Albert

  • Caroline Blakiston

    as Esther

  • Adam Tandy

    as Henry

  • Lysandre De La Haye

    as Veronica

  • Patricia Lawrence

    as Housekeeper

  • Jennifer Daniel

    as Jill Anderson

  • Gwen Cherrell

    as Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)

  • John Nettleton

    as Mr Arnold

  • Alan Rothwell

    as Fisher

  • Richard O'Sullivan

    as Whiteley

  • Donald Douglas

    as Macleod

  • Noel Coleman

    as Dr. Ernest Farman

  • Liane Aukin

    as Margaret Farman

  • Terence Bayler

    as Stephen Calman

  • Donna Reading

    as Petra Calman

  • John Carlin

    as Sir James Brenton

  • Shirley Cain

    as Lady Emma Brenton

  • Ronald Leigh-Hunt

    as Frederick St. John

  • Joan Newell

    as Jane St. John
Directing Alan Bridges Director
Writing Ingmar Bergman Writer
Writing Paul Britten Austin Writer
Production Graeme MacDonald Producer

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