The Lie
1970 · 90 min
Drama · TV Movie
★ 6.5Ingmar 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
Crew
- Director Alan Bridges
- Writer Ingmar Bergman
- Writer Paul Britten Austin
Cast
Gemma Jones
Anna Firth
Frank Finlay
Andrew Firth
John Carson
Ellis Anderson
Mark Dignam
Anna's father
Annette Crosbie
Katherine
Joss Ackland
Albert
- C
Caroline Blakiston
Esther
Adam Tandy
Henry
- L
Lysandre De La Haye
Veronica
- P
Patricia Lawrence
Housekeeper
Jennifer Daniel
Jill Anderson
- G
Gwen Cherrell
Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)
Crew
- Director — Alan Bridges
- Writer — Ingmar Bergman
- Writer — Paul Britten Austin
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