---
title: 'The Magnificent Lie (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Schamyl Bauman'
released: '1955-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magnificent-lie-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048763/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Magnificent Lie (1955)

1955 · Drama · Sweden

Original title: Den underbara lögnen

## Synopsis

The Magnificent Lie is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Mike Road and starring Signe Hasso, William Langford, Road and Stig Olin. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. It is based on the 1831 short story La Grande Bretèche by Honoré de Balzac and a further short story by Guy de Maupassant. Hasso produced the film, having recently return from a Hollywood, and cast her husband Langford opposite her.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Schamyl Bauman](https://cinepixo.com/people/schamyl-bauman), [Mike Road](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-road)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jules Sylvain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-sylvain)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sven Nykvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-nykvist)

## Cast

- [Signe Hasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/signe-hasso)

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