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The Lie

  • TV Movie
  • 1973
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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George Segal and Shirley Knight in The Lie (1973)
Drama

An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up i... Read allAn Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.

  • Director
    • Alex Segal
  • Writer
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Stars
    • George Segal
    • Shirley Knight
    • Robert Culp
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    38
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    • Director
      • Alex Segal
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Stars
      • George Segal
      • Shirley Knight
      • Robert Culp
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    George Segal
    George Segal
    • Andrew
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Knight
    • Anna
    • (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)
    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Lawrence
    Victor Buono
    Victor Buono
    • Banks
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Albert
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Arnold Edgarton
    Louise Lasser
    Louise Lasser
    • Karen
    Mary Ann Mobley
    Mary Ann Mobley
    • Esther
    Elizabeth Wilson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    • Miss Pratt
    Allan Arbus
    Allan Arbus
    • Edward Fredericks
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Steve Olman
    Connie Hines
    Connie Hines
    • Paula Olman
    Priscilla Morrill
    Priscilla Morrill
    • Carol Banks
    Neva Patterson
    Neva Patterson
    • Mary Forrman
    Ann Prentiss
    Ann Prentiss
    • Elaine Fredericks
    Milton Selzer
    Milton Selzer
    • Dr. Ernest Foreman
    Ellen Weston
    • Eva Anderson
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
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    • Director
      • Alex Segal
    • Writer
      • Ingmar Bergman
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      Version of Reservatet (1970)

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    This lost film is based on Ingmar Bergman's "Reservatet". The original teleplay concentrates on the complete breakdown in communication between a husband and wife and their painful awakening to what is real and false in the world in which they exist.

    An interesting trivia, the great director Joel Schumacher served as its costume designer.

    The made for TV movie was a part of the CBS Playhouse 90 series which ran from the 50s-70s. The Lie was nominated for 5 Emmy's. It stars George Segal and Shelley Knight. The director Alex Segal visited Bergman on Sweden and the film had his direct input for the English language adaptation. Original Air Date: April 24th, 1973.
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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • CBS Playhouse 90: The Lie
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • CBS Television Network
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      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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