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The Secret Lie (1938)

The Secret Lie poster
Original title
Die fromme Lüge
Directed by
Nunzio Malasomma
Genre
drama film
Country
Nazi Germany
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman must confront the consequences of a well-intentioned falsehood that she has maintained. The story follows her as the deception strains her relationships and forces difficult choices.

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What happens

The Secret Lie (German: Die fromme Lüge) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Pola Negri, Hermann Braun, and Herbert Hübner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Carl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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