The Lie
The Lie
Release: 1970-10-29
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 6.0
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
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Cast
Gemma Jones
as Anna Firth
Frank Finlay
as Andrew Firth
John Carson
as Ellis Anderson
Mark Dignam
as Anna's father
Annette Crosbie
as Katherine
Joss Ackland
as Albert
Caroline Blakiston
as Esther
Adam Tandy
as Henry
Jennifer Daniel
as Jill Anderson
John Nettleton
as Mr Arnold
Alan Rothwell
as Fisher
Richard O'Sullivan
as Whiteley
Donald Douglas
as Macleod
Noel Coleman
as Dr. Ernest Farman
Terence Bayler
as Stephen Calman
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Frederick St. John
