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The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. Produced by Hal B. Wallis and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the movie features Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, and Lucile Watson in the cast. Lenore J. Coffee wrote the screenplay, while Max Steiner composed the music. Tony Gaudio served as director of photography, with Ralph Dawson handling editing. The production team included costume designer Orry-Kelly and production designer Carl Jules Weyl.
The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 108 minutes. It was released in the United States on April 5, 1941. The plot involves themes such as pregnancy, marriage, and adoption. The movie received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the same honor. It has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix. The film holds a rating of 7.1 on IMDb and a vote average of 7.01 on TMDb.
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Vinony files it under 1941 American films, 1941 drama films and 1941 films.
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Film · TMDB
7.0After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
- Mary Astor as Sandra Kovak
- George Brent as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
- Lucile Watson as Aunt Ada Greenfield
- Hattie McDaniel as Violet
- Grant Mitchell as Joshua Mason
Themes
- baby
- married couple
- pregnancy
- seclusion
- adoptive mother
- missing person
- newlywed
- biological mother
- expectant mother
- concert pianist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Edmund Goulding
- Screenwriter
- Lenore J. Coffee
- Cast member
- Sam McDaniel
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Cinematographer
- Tony Gaudio
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 774723
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bette Davis in The Great Lie trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Great Lie (film)
- publication date
- 1941-01-01
- film editor
- Ralph Dawson
- title
- The Great Lie
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- color
- black-and-white
- executive producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- costume designer
- Orry-Kelly
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Carl Jules Weyl
- review score
- 60%
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