The Big Lie (1956 film)

The Big Lie
The Big Lie
Directed by	Rafael Gil
Written by	Vicente Escrivá ; Ramón D. Faraldo;
Starring	Francisco Rabal; Madeleine Fischer; Jacqueline Pierreux;
Cinematography	Alfredo Fraile ; Federico G. Larraya;
Edited by	José Antonio Rojo
Music by	Jesús Guridi
Production; company	Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas
Distributed by	As Films
Release date	1 April 1956
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Big Lie (Spanish:La gran mentira) is a 1956 Spanish film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Francisco Rabal, Madeleine Fischer and Jacqueline Pierreux.^[1]

Synopsis

César Neira, a declining actor, sees his chance to succeed again thanks to the inclusion in his film of a paralyzed teacher who has become very popular thanks to a radio contest.

Cast

Francisco Rabal as César Neira
Madeleine Fischer as Teresa Camps
Jacqueline Pierreux as Sara Millán
Manolo Morán as Representante de César
Emilio Alonso
Julio F. Alymán as Maquillador
Rafaela Aparicio as Vecina de La Molina
Rafael Bardem as Tío de Teresa
Gustavo Biosca
Irene Caba Alba as Vecina de La Molina
Rafael Calvo Revilla as Doctor
José Calvo as Productor que habla con censor
Pedro Chicote
Carlos Ciscar
Rafael Cortés
Bobby Deglané
Teresa del Río
Juan Domenech as Paulino Sándalo
Ángel de Echenique
Ramón Elías as Manolo Rodríguez
Fernando Fernán Gómez
José Ramón Giner as Guionista pesado
Julio Goróstegui as Dueño del cine
Rufino Inglés
Ángel Jordán as Raúl Estrada
Milagros Leal as Vecina de La Molina
Sergio Mendizábal
Jorge Mistral
Antonio Ozores
José Luis Ozores
Erasmo Pascual
Francisco Puyol
Antonio Ramallets
Luis Rivera
José Samitier
Pilar Sanclemente
Juan Segarra
Carlos Miguel Solá as Apuntador
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Francisco Sánchez as Productor catalán en la fiesta
José Tamayo
Ángela Tamayo
José Villasante
Álvarez Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez as Guionista de Sándalo
Vicente Ávila

References

^ de España p.119

Bibliography

de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

The Big Lie at
IMDb

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[1] España p.119

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v t e Films directed by Rafael Gil
1940s	The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1942) Journey to Nowhere (1942) Traces of Light (1943) Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (1943) Lessons in Good Love (1944) The Nail (1944) Thirsty Land (1945) The Phantom and Dona Juanita (1945) The Prodigal Woman (1946) The Holy Crown (1947) Don Quixote (1947) The Faith (1947) Mare Nostrum (1948) The Sunless Street (1948) Just Any Woman (1949) Adventures of Juan Lucas (1949)
1950s	Saturday Night (1950) Apollo Theatre (1950) The Great Galeoto (1951) Our Lady of Fatima (1951) The Song of Sister Maria (1952) From Madrid to Heaven (1952) I Was a Parish Priest (1953) He Died Fifteen Years Ago (1954) Judas' Kiss (1954) The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955) The Cock Crow (1955) The Big Lie (1956) Miracle of the White Suit (1956) Let's Make the Impossible! (1958) Luxury Cabin (1959) College Boarding House (1959)
1960s	Litri and His Shadow (1960) Darling (1961) Green Harvest (1961) Rogelia (1962) Queen of the Chantecler (1962) You and Me Are Three (1962) The Blackmailers (1963) Pedrito de Andía's New Life (1965) Currito of the Cross (1965) Samba (1965) Road to Rocío (1966) He's My Man! (1966) Another's Wife (1967) Fruit of Temptation (1968) The Sailor with Golden Fists (1968) A Decent Adultery (1969) Blood in the Bullring (1969)
1970s	The Locket (1970) The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1970) The Green Envelope (1971) The Doubt (1972) Nothing Less Than a Real Man (1972) The Guerrilla (1973) The King is the Best Mayor (1974) The Good Days Lost (1975) Forget the Drums (1975) Death's Newlyweds (1975) The Legion Like Women (1976) Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them (1977) Father Cami's Wedding (1979)
1980s	Spoiled Children (1980) And in the Third Year, He Rose Again (1980) Old Shirt to New Jacket (1982) The Autonomines (1984) The Cheerful Colsada Girls (1984)