"The Lie" is an American television play broadcast on April 24, 1973, as the first installment of the CBS Playhouse 90 series. The production was based on a play by Ingmar Bergman. The featured cast, as displayed in the opening credits,jburma (October 27, 2023). "The Lie (1973) Full Movie | George Segal, Shirley Knight, Victor Buono". YouTube. Retrieved June 26, 2025. included George Segal, Shirley Knight (as Shirley Knight Hopkins), Robert Culp, Victor Buono, William Daniels, Dean Jagger, Louise Lasser, Mary Ann Mobley, and Elizabeth Wilson.Roberts Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 533. . The play was a drama depicting the interactions of a group of wealthy people.
The production was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and won four: Charles Kreiner and Jan Scott, winner, Best Art Direction or Scenic Design For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, for a Series, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program William M. Klages, winner, Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Lewis W. Smith, nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing Charles Kreiner and Jan Scott, winner, Art Decorator and Set Decorator of the Year.
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