Underplayed Gems

Tell Me Lies (1968)

Tell Me Lies poster
Directed by
Peter Brook
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R15+
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This British documentary drama shows actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company reacting to the Vietnam War. It captures their performances and discussions about the conflict.

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What happens

Tell Me Lies, also known as Us, is a 1968 British documentary drama film directed and produced by Peter Brook. Based on the 1966 play US by Denis Cannan, it stars Mark Jones, Pauline Munro, Eric Allan, and Robert Langdon Lloyd. It was shot in London in the summer of 1967 and starred actors under contract to the Royal Shakespeare Company. The film looks at reactions to the American involvement in the Vietnam War and was highly controversial at the time of its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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