The Big Lie (1956 film) explained

The Big Lie
Director:	Rafael Gil
Editing:	José Antonio Rojo
Studio:	Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas
Distributor:	As Films
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Spain

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.