The Great Lie

Movie · Romance · Drama

Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby in this well-made romance starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis ("All About Eve," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"). Oscar-winner Mary Astor ("The Maltese Falcon") and George Brent ("42nd Street") are among the talented cast that make this film so enjoyable. Astor's performance won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

1941 · 1h 47m
Director Edmund Goulding

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The Great Lie

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Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby in this well-made romance starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis ("All About Eve," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"). Oscar-winner Mary Astor ("The Maltese Falcon") and George Brent ("42nd Street") are among the talented cast that make this film so enjoyable. Astor's performance won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

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Average 5.8
Reviews 5
Fresh 3
Rotten 2

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1941
Run Time
1 hr 47 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1941 Turner Entertainment Co. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.