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The Great Lie
“Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.”
70%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
The Great Lie (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Great Lie (1941) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Great Lie 70% (52 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Great Lie is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 52 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-04-05
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 43705
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Is there an official trailer for The Great Lie?
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What is The Great Lie about?
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Is there an AI analysis for The Great Lie?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Great Lie?
The official runtime for The Great Lie is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Bette Davis
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary Astor
Sandra Kovak
George Brent
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile Watson
Aunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDaniel
Violet
Grant Mitchell
Joshua Mason
Jerome Cowan
Jock Thompson
Charles Trowbridge
Senator Ted Greenfield
Thurston Hall
Oscar Worthington James
Russell Hicks
Colonel Harriston
Virginia Brissac
Sadie
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dr. Ferguson
Addison Richards
Mr. Talbot
Sam McDaniel
Jefferson Washington
Gino Corrado
Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
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Sam Harris
Club Patron (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
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