The Lie

The Lie

The Lie

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The Lie

1970

1h 30m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Gemma Jones

Anna Firth

Gemma Jones

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Frank Finlay

Andrew Firth

Frank Finlay

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John Carson

Ellis Anderson

John Carson

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Mark Dignam

Anna's father

Mark Dignam

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Annette Crosbie

Katherine

Annette Crosbie

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Joss Ackland

Albert

Joss Ackland

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Caroline Blakiston

Esther

Caroline Blakiston

Production

Adam Tandy

Henry

Adam Tandy

Acting

Lysandre De La Haye

Veronica

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Patricia Lawrence

Housekeeper

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Jennifer Daniel

Jill Anderson

Jennifer Daniel

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Gwen Cherrell

Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)

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John Nettleton

Mr Arnold

John Nettleton

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Alan Rothwell

Fisher

Alan Rothwell

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Richard O'Sullivan

Whiteley

Richard O'Sullivan

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Donald Douglas

Macleod

Donald Douglas

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Noel Coleman

Dr. Ernest Farman

Noel Coleman

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Liane Aukin

Margaret Farman

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Terence Bayler

Stephen Calman

Terence Bayler

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Donna Reading

Petra Calman

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John Carlin

Sir James Brenton

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Shirley Cain

Lady Emma Brenton

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Acting

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Frederick St. John

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Acting

Joan Newell

Jane St. John

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