The Lie

The Lie (1970)

Drama TV Movie

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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  • Release Date: 1970-10-29
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Director: Alan Bridges

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Cast

  • Gemma Jones

    Anna Firth

  • Frank Finlay

    Andrew Firth

  • John Carson

    Ellis Anderson

  • Mark Dignam

    Anna's father

  • Annette Crosbie

    Katherine

  • Joss Ackland

    Albert

  • Caroline Blakiston

    Esther

  • Adam Tandy

    Henry

  • Lysandre De La Haye

    Veronica

  • Patricia Lawrence

    Housekeeper

  • Jennifer Daniel

    Jill Anderson

  • Gwen Cherrell

    Mrs. Chisholm (Andrew's secretary)

  • John Nettleton

    Mr Arnold

  • Alan Rothwell

    Fisher

  • Richard O'Sullivan

    Whiteley

  • Donald Douglas

    Macleod

  • Noel Coleman

    Dr. Ernest Farman

  • Liane Aukin

    Margaret Farman

  • Terence Bayler

    Stephen Calman

  • Donna Reading

    Petra Calman

  • John Carlin

    Sir James Brenton

  • Shirley Cain

    Lady Emma Brenton

  • Ronald Leigh-Hunt

    Frederick St. John

  • Joan Newell

    Jane St. John