Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
September 26, 1975Release Date
Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
September 26, 1975Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Yossi Yadin
Zaida
Len Birman
Harry Herman
Marilyn Lightstone
Annie Herman
Jeff Lynas
David Herman
Ted Allan
Mr. Baumgarten / Story / Screenplay
Henry Gamer
Uncle Benny
Barbara Chilcott
Mrs. Tannenbaum
Carol Lazare
Edna
Mignon Elkins
Mr. Bondy
Bertrand Gagnon
Guy L'Ecuyer
Cleo Paskal
Cleo
Richard Marks
Editor
Ján Kadár
Director
Paul Van der Linden
Director of Photography
Sol Kaplan
Original Music Composer
Edward Beyer
Editor
Árpád Makay
Lighting Camera
Anthony Bedrich
Producer
Bill Cohan
Associate Producer
Harry Gulkin
Producer
Michael Harrison
Executive Producer
Arnold Issenman
Executive Producer
Arnold Schniffer
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 26, 1975
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Filming LocationsMontreal, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
Lies My Father Told Me is a 1975 Canadian drama film made in Montreal, Quebec. It was directed by Ján Kadár and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal. The film received the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film in 1975.The original story was written by Ted Allan in 1949. Allan was working at an advertising agency. David Rome, editor of the Canadian Jewish Congress Bulletin, asked him to write a story.
Allan's short story is as a dramatization of his own childhood memories. Allan comes from a Jewish family who lived in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood.Lies My Father Told Me has been through many reincarnations since its original publication, as a radio play and a Golden Globe-winning film.The original short story was picked up by producer Harry Gulkin. Gulkin candidly told the Montreal Gazette, "I really didn't know what I was doing, but then nobody knew I didn't know what I was doing". The film has become celebrated for its message that relationships can deeply transcend generations through the connection between its two main characters. Marilyn Lightstone, who portrays a leading character, also comments on the film's ability to engage with a mass audience. Lightstone told the Montreal Gazette in 2011 that she is unsurprised that Lies still widely resonates with viewers nearly 45 years after its debut. Lightstone states, "it is essentially a family story with the most primal set of conflicts you can come upon. It's why Oedipus and Hamlet still resonate. It's a universal theme".