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The Magnificent Lie (1955 film)

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'The Magnificent Lie' (Swedish: 'Den underbara lgnen') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Mike Road and starring Signe Hasso, William Langford, Road and Stig Olin.Krawcp.420 It was shot at the Centrumateljerna 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 Bretche' by Honor 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.

Synopsis



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.

Cast



* Signe Hasso as Josphine de Merret

* William Langford as Count Louis de Merret

* Ragnar Arvedson as Innkeeper

* Sven Arvor as Waiter

* Ann Bibby as Innkeeper's Wife

* John Botvid as Old Man

* Ruth Brady as Agnes' Cousin

* Tor Isedal as Policeman

* Lillebil Kjelln as Gertrud

* Stig Olin as Goronflot

* Hjrdis Petterson as Aunt Emilie

* Mike Road as Edmond

* Naima Wifstrand as Gertrud (50 years later)

References





Bibliography



* 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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