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The Lie
65%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The Lie (1970) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Lie (1970) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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, … Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Lie 65% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1970-10-29
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 325497
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What is The Lie about?
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 Corporat... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Lie?
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How long is the movie The Lie?
The official runtime for The Lie is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Gemma Jones
Anna Firth

Frank Finlay
Andrew Firth
- J
John Carson
Ellis Anderson

Mark Dignam
Anna's father

Annette Crosbie
Katherine

Joss Ackland
Albert

Caroline Blakiston
Esther

Adam Tandy
Henry
- L
Lysandre De La Haye
Veronica
- P
Patricia Lawrence
Housekeeper

Jennifer Daniel
Jill Anderson
- G
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
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Liane Aukin
Margaret Farman
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