All Lies (1938)

Original title

Lauter Lügen

Directed by

Heinz Rühmann

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedy about a man whose habit of telling tall tales leads to a series of misunderstandings. The story follows him as his lies start to spiral and cause trouble.

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What happens

All Lies (German: Lauter Lügen) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Heinz Rühmann and starring Albert Matterstock, Hertha Feiler and Fita Benkhoff. It marked the directorial debut of Rühmann, a popular comedy star of the era. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Potsdam, Innsbruck and the Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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