The Lie
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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

  • Released: 1970-10-29
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Stars: Patricia Lawrence, John Nettleton, Terence Bayler, John Carlin, Jennifer Daniel, Donna Reading, Gemma Jones, Mark Dignam, Noel Coleman, Annette Crosbie, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Caroline Blakiston, Joan Newell, John Carson, Richard O'Sullivan, Joss Ackland, Frank Finlay, Liane Aukin, Adam Tandy, Gwen Cherrell  Show all >
    Shirley Cain, Alan Rothwell, Donald Douglas
  • Director: Alan Bridges