Tell Me Lies (1968)

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

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.

controversialangrytheatricaldatedpoliticalprovocativegrittyunflinching

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)

Trailer

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