The Magnificent Lie (1955 film)

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.[1] 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.

The Magnificent Lie
Yugoslavian release poster
Directed byMike Road
Written byBob Condon
Based onLa Grande Bretèche by Honoré de Balzac
Produced bySigne Hasso
StarringSigne Hasso
Mike Road
Stig Olin
CinematographySven Nykvist
Music byJules Sylvain
Production
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Bauman-Produktion
Distributed bySandrew-Baumanfilm
Release date
  • 24 January 1955 (1955-01-24)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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On the night before her wedding a young prospective bride opens a book of short stories and witnesses two nineteenth century tales of love and tragedy.

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References

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  1. ^ Krawcp.420

Bibliography

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  • Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs. Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland, 2012.
  • Krawc, Alfred. International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur, 1986.
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