The Magnificent Lie (1955)
- Original title
- Den underbara lögnen
- Directed by
- Schamyl Bauman, Mike Road
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman returns to her homeland and becomes entangled in a web of secrets and lies. The story draws from classic short stories by Balzac and Maupassant.
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What happens
The Magnificent Lie (Swedish: Den underbara lögnen) is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Mike Road and starring Signe Hasso, William Langford, Road and Stig Olin. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. It is based on the 1831 short story La Grande Bretèche by Honoré de Balzac and a further short story by Guy de Maupassant. Hasso produced the film, having recently return from a Hollywood, and cast her husband Langford opposite her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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