The Merciful Lie (1939)
- Original title
- Die barmherzige Lüge
- Directed by
- Werner Klingler
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman must decide whether to tell a hurtful truth or a merciful lie to protect someone she cares about. The story follows her moral struggle in a tightly woven domestic setting.
somberslow-burnmelancholicintimateunderstatedrestrainedbittersweet
What happens
The Merciful Lie (German: Die barmherzige Lüge) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Hilde Krahl, Elisabeth Flickenschildt and Ernst von Klipstein. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Bremen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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