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The Lie(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-02-04
57%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
Overview:
A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother’s fiancé. The group stops by a circus to see the act of a trapeze artist who’s a friend of the man’s girlfriend. The performer suggests that all the men go out for a few drinks, and the next thing the businessman knows, he’s waking up in his apartment with a terrible hangover and a dead body in his room.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Germany,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Bavaria-Filmkunst
Movie: The Lie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lee Bowman
John Arthur Hamilton
Ramsay Ames
Marlene
Eva Probst
Margot
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Overview
A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother’s fiancé. The group stops by a circus to see the act of a trapeze artist who’s a friend of the man’s girlfriend. The performer suggests that all the men go out for a few drinks, and the next thing the businessman knows, he’s waking up in his apartment with a terrible hangover and a dead body in his room.
Release Date
1954-02-04
Average
5.667
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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