The Lie (1973)

Name: The Lie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1973-04-24

1h 25m

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April 24, 1973
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Plot.

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.

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Release Date
April 24, 1973

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 25m

Genres
Drama

Wiki.

"The Lie" is an American television play broadcast on April 24, 1973 as the first installment of the CBS Playhouse 90 series. The production was based on a play by Ingmar Bergman. The cast included George Segal, Shirley Knight, Robert Culp, Dean Jaffer, Louise Lasser, and William Daniels. The play was a drama depicting the interactions of a group of wealthy people.The production was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and won four:

Charles Kreiner and Jan Scott, winner, Best Art Direction or Scenic Design For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, for a Series, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program

William M. Klages, winner, Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

Lewis W. Smith, nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing

Charles Kreiner and Jan Scott, winner, Art Decorator and Set Decorator of the Year.