

The Lie
1970 Directed by Alan BridgesIngmar 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
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Gemma Jones
....................................................Anna Firth

Frank Finlay
....................................................Andrew Firth

John Carson
....................................................Ellis Anderson

Mark Dignam
....................................................Anna's father

Annette Crosbie
....................................................Katherine

Joss Ackland
....................................................Albert

Caroline Blakiston
....................................................Esther
Director
...........................................................Alan Bridges
Producer
...........................................................Graeme MacDonald
Writer
...........................................................Ingmar Bergman
Paul Britten Austin
Production Companies
...................................................BBC
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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