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  1. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/22 Full Review david l The Great Lie is a 40s melodrama with such a preposterous plot that is unbelievable and just plain ridiculous....

  2. Mary Astor. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.19. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 4.7K users. 63 User reviews. 20 Critic reviews. Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins total.

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    • Drama
    • Edmund Goulding
    • 1941-04-12
  3. 'The Great Lie' is a typical Warners potboiler, lengthy, not very believable, but with decent enough performances and production values. In the 1940s there were a lot of love triangles in the movies and a lot about the sanctity of marriage and the importance of children; this film is no exception.

  4. The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Bette Davis, George Brent and Mary Astor. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel January Heights by Polan Banks.

  5. Aug 30, 2010 · The Great Lie. Rating. Director. Edmund Goulding. Screenplay. Lenore J. Coffee (Novel: Polan Banks) Length. 108 min. Starring. Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Charles Trowbridge, Thurston Hall, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, J. Farrell MacDonald, Addison Richards, Sam McDaniel.

  6. By Variety Staff. The Great Lie is a sophisticated drama providing Bette Davis with opportunity for continued display of her tragic emotionalisms. Excellent performances by the players, deft...

  7. Recommendations. After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

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