Den underbara lögnen (1955)

Original title	Den underbara lögnen
Swedish release title	Den underbara lögnen
Distribution title	The True and the False (USA) Am Abend vor der Hochzeit (Tyskland) Tat ljubezni (Slovenien) Kradljivac ljubavi (Kroatien)
Working title	Gentle Thief of Love

Director	Mike Road
Screenplay	Bob Condon
Producer	Signe Hasso
Production Manager	Arthur Spjuth
Director of Photography	Sven Nykvist
Music	Jules Sylvain (originalmusik)
Art Director	Arthur Spjuth
Production Mixer	Olle Jakobsson
Script Supervisor	Vanja Dahlgren
Unit Manager	David Norberg
Musical Arrangement	William Lind Eduard Hladisch
Orchestra	Radiotjänsts underhållningsorkester
Orchestra Leader	William Lind
Costume Designer	Arthur Spjuth
Make-up Supervisor	Börje Lundh
Narrator	Frank Sundström

Signe Hasso	grevinnan Joséphine de Merret (I)
William Langford	greve Louis de Merret (I)
Mike Road	Edmond, grevinnans älskare, spansk adelsman (I)
Stig Olin	Goronflot, gårdskarl (I)
Lillebil Kjellén	Gertrud, kammarjungfru (I)
Naima Wifstrand	Gertrud, 50 år senare (I)
Ragnar Arvedson	värdshusvärd (I)
Ann Bibby	värdshusvärdinnan (I)
Sven Arvor	servitör (I)
Sidney Coleman	luffare (I)
Tor Isedal	polis (I)
John Botvid	gammal man (I)
Rune Stylander	en man (I)
Signe Hasso	Agnes Maubert (II)
William Langford	löjtnant, Agnès' älskade (II)
Ragnar Arvedson	greve Maubert, Agnès' far (II)
Hjördis Petterson	faster Emilie (II)
Ruth Brady	Agnès' kusin (II)
Sven Bertil Norberg	läkare (II)
Stig Olin	officer (II)
Kjell Nordenskiöld	officer (II)
Karl-Erik Forsgårdh	en man (II)
Wilma Malmlöf	en kvinna (II)
Signe Hasso	Marie Bowman (III)
William Langford	Val Bowman, Maries man (III)
Ruth Brady	Hélène (III)
Mike Road	Paul, Vals advokat (III)
Lillebil Kjellén	Pauls sekreterare (III)
Stig Olin	gäst på festen (III)
Guje Lagerwall	gäst på festen (III)
Ragnar Arvedson	ambassadör (III)
Sture Ström	piccolo (III)
Bob Condon	ej identifierad roll
Anders Andelius	ej identifierad roll
Fred Childress	ej identifierad roll

Production Company	AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna
	Produktion S. Bauman AB
	Signe Hasso
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Sandrew-Bauman Film
Laboratory	AB Film-Labor

Censorship number	85606
Date	1955-01-21
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2980 meters
Notes	Speltid: 109 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2980 meter
Length in minutes	109 min
Reels	6 reels

Original title	La Grande Bretèche (Short story)
Author	Honoré de Balzac

Original title	Miss Harriet (Short story)
Author	Guy de Maupassant

Original title	Divorce (Short story)
Author	Guy de Maupassant

				1952-12-05	1953-04-16
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna	Stockholm	Sweden
	Stockholm	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1955-01-24	Astoria	Stockholm	Sweden	109 min
First showing	1955-01-24	Astoria	Stockholm	Sweden	109 min

Original title	Ein Sommernachtstraum. Hochzeitmarsch
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy	(1842)

Original title	Destiny / Destiny Waltz / You Are My Destiny
Composer	Sydney Baynes	(1912)
Lyrics	Roland Eiworth	(svensk text)
	Harry Ralton	(engelsk text 1951)

Original title	Jag älskar dig ändå
Composer	Jules Sylvain
Lyrics	Tryggve Arnesson

Original title	La Maroccana
Composer	Jules Sylvain	(1953)
Lyrics	Gardar	(1953)
Sung by	Nils Tonerud

Original title	Meditation in Blue
Composer	Jules Sylvain	(1953)

Original title	Romans
Composer	Jules Sylvain
Lyrics	Signe Hasso

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Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2986

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative opening titles
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative opening titles
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	THE TRUE AND THE FALSE Starring Signe Hasso and introducing William Langford

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	Den underbara lögnen

Type	Noter

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	The old maid by Guy de Maupassant. (Adaptation).
Extent	45 s. + 1 s. produktionsuppgifter och rollista.
Language	English

Script type	Synopsis
Script title	Gentle thief of love.
Extent	2 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	92 s.
Language	German

Black and white print	SET
Behind the scenes prints	3
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English