About the film
The Lie
Release Date: October 29, 1970
| Year | : | 1970 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | BBC |
| Director | : | Alan Bridges |
| Producers | : | Graeme MacDonald |
| Writers | : | Ingmar Bergman, Paul Britten Austin |
| RunTime | : | 90 mins. |
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
Main Actors
Gemma Jones
Character : Anna Firth
Frank Finlay
Character : Andrew Firth
John Carson
Character : Ellis Anderson
Mark Dignam
Character : Anna's father
Annette Crosbie
Character : Katherine
Joss Ackland
Character : Albert
Caroline Blakiston
Character : Esther
Adam Tandy
Character : Henry
Lysandre De La Haye
Character : Veronica
Patricia Lawrence
Character : Housekeeper
Jennifer Daniel
Character : Jill Anderson
Gwen Cherrell
Character : Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)
John Nettleton
Character : Mr Arnold
Alan Rothwell
Character : Fisher
Richard O'Sullivan
Character : Whiteley
Donald Douglas
Character : Macleod
Noel Coleman
Character : Dr. Ernest Farman
Liane Aukin
Character : Margaret Farman
Terence Bayler
Character : Stephen Calman
Donna Reading
Character : Petra Calman
John Carlin
Character : Sir James Brenton
Shirley Cain
Character : Lady Emma Brenton
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Character : Frederick St. John
Joan Newell
Character : Jane St. John
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