Sacred Lie (German: Die heilige Lüge) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ulla Jacobsson, Karlheinz Böhm and Erwin Strahl.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst Richter and Hans Ledersteger.
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
| Edited by | Hermann Leitner |
| Music by | Herbert Trantow |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
A young woman from the country comes to work as a maid in a wealthy household. She develops a relationship with the unreliable son of the family who gets her pregnant. He reforms and they marry.
Cast edit
- Ulla Jacobsson as Lena Larsen
- Karlheinz Böhm as Peter Weiland
- Erwin Strahl as Bo Larsen
- Hans Nielsen as Otto Weiland
- Lucie Englisch as Köchin Rosa
- Hans Quest as Paul Weiland
- Alice Treff as Ilse Weiland
- Wolfgang Neuss as Hermann
- Franca Parisi as Anita
- Liselotte Malkowsky as Singer
- Maria Sebaldt
- Fritz Tillmann
- Erich Arnold
References edit
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 284
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links edit
- Sacred Lie at IMDb
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