The Holy Lie (1927)
- Original title
- Die heilige Lüge
- Directed by
- Holger-Madsen
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This German silent film follows characters involved in a personal deception. The story examines the consequences of a lie told for what someone believes is a good reason.
slow-burnmelancholicformalstylizedseriouscontemplativeclassicalrestrained
What happens
The Holy Lie (German: Die heilige Lüge) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Otto Gebühr, Margarete Schlegel, and Paul Bildt. The film's art direction was by Max Knaake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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