United States / Apr 24, 1973
The Lie (1973)
Directed by Alex Segal
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1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
From an Ingmar Bergman script. Previously produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" and for the BBC as "The Lie" (both 1970). In this Emmy award winning American version for CBS’s reboot of Playhouse 90, an American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mary Ann Mobley | Esther |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Miss Pratt |
| Allan Arbus | Edward Fredericks |
| Robert Easton | Steve Olman |
| Connie Hines | Paula Olman |
| Priscilla Morrill | Carol Bancks |
| Neva Patterson | Mary Forman |
| Ann Prentiss | Elaine Fredericks |
| Milton Selzer | Dr. Ernest Foreman |
| Ellen Weston | Eva Anderson |
| Robert Emhardt | Busybody |
| Maidie Norman | Janine |
| John Ritter | Bauer |
| James A. McHugh | Fields |
| John Fujioka | Akiro |
| Jonathan Segal | Car Owner |
| William Bassett | Army Major |
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| Jason Wingreen | Conference Man |
| Crane Jackson | Conference Man |
| Paul Bryar | Conference Man |
| Bobby Eilbacher | Henry |
| Kim Durso | Veronica |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Lie |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | CBS Studios |
| Release date | 24 aprile 1973 |
| Production | Lewis Freedman |
| Writer | Ingmar Bergman |
| Editing | Lewis W. Smith |
| Cinematography | Bill Klages |
| Assistant directors | Alex Segal |
| Lighting | Bill Klages |
| Camera operators | Bill Klages |
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| Additional photography | Bill Klages |
| Production design | Jan Scott, Charles Kreiner |
| Art direction | Jan Scott, Charles Kreiner |
| Set decoration | Charles Kreiner, Jan Scott |
Release dates
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