United Kingdom / Oct 29, 1970
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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 cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Lie |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 1970 |
| Production | Graeme MacDonald |
| Writer | Ingmar Bergman, Paul Britten Austin |
| Assistant directors | Alan Bridges |
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