The big lie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The big lie |
| Original title | A Stolen Life |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1946 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Curtis Bernhardt Jack Gage |
| script |
Catherine Turney Margaret Buell Wilder |
| production | Bette Davis |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera |
Ernest Haller Sol Polito |
| cut | Rudi Fehr |
| occupation | |
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The Big Lie (OT: A Stolen Life) is an American drama from 1946 with Bette Davis in the lead ( double ) role, who also produced it. The film is based on a novel by Margaret Buell Wilder and was directed by Curtis Bernhardt .
The film was distributed by the distributor Warner Bros. and shot in the BD Production studios. The film is a remake of the British film Stolen Life from 1939, starring Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave .
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Kate Bosworth is a serious and withdrawn artist. She spends the summer in Martha's Vineyard , falling in love with handsome Bill Emerson who works in the port. She is about to take her sailboat to New England , where she wants to meet twin sister Patricia and cousin Freddie. The man-made, manipulative sister Patricia fakes Bill to be Kate. She spends a short trip with him and then tells Kate that they will both be married. Kate is devastated. She does not want to know anything about the affection of the artist Karnock for her.
Bill and Patricia get married and a while goes by. Bill travels to Chile , which Kate takes as an opportunity to visit her sister. Kate and Patricia meet for the first time since the wedding and sail together. In a storm, both are washed overboard. Kate survives, while Pat drowns. Kate slips into the identity of her sister and continues the marriage to Bill. But he had been planning to divorce the unfaithful Patricia for a long time. Cousin Freddie, who noticed Kate reversed roles, urges her to tell Bill the truth. When Bill finally knows the truth, he realizes that the truth is he has always loved Kate and continues to marry her.
Reviews
“Far-fetched melodrama with well-placed elements of emotion and tension. (Remake of Dreaming Eyes ", England 1939, Director: Paul Czinner)" “
Commercial result
The film grossed $ 3 million.
Awards
The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Effects . William C. McGann for the visual and Nathan Levinson for the tonal effects.
Web links
- The big lie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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- ↑ The Big Lie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 page 8