Pack of Lies (1987) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Anthony Page

Writers:

Hugh Whitemore (play)
Hugh Whitemore (teleplay)

Release Date:

26 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Neighbor | Cold War | Spying | Based On Play

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Ellen Burstyn	...	Barbara Jackson
Teri Garr	...	Helen Schaefer
Sammi Davis	...	Julie Jackson
Ronald Hines	...	Bob Jackson
Clive Swift	...	Ellis
Daniel Benzali	...	Peter Schaefer
Alan Bates	...	Stewart
Peter Schofield	...	Powell
David Corti	...	Malcolm
Margot Leicester	...	Thelma
Jackie Downey	...	Sally
Peter Hughes	...	Club Manager
Bruce Morrison	...	Club Waiter
Tim Barker	...	Telephone Man
Alan Renwick	...	Vegetable Truck Man

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "Pack of Lies" opened at the Royale Theater in New York on February 11, 1985 and ran for 120 performances. Rosemary Harris was nominated for the 1983 Tony Award for Actress in a Drama for "A Pack of Lies." Hugh Whitemore wrote the stage play and the teleplay for the filmed production.

A great piece of work by all involved

I saw this film when it was first presented on network TV sponsored by Hallmark Hall of Fame.What we see is a beautifully made film about, Love, friendship and deceit. The movie is set in the early sixties and is about the lives of basically two families are have become close over the years.Ellen Burstyn gives an outstanding performance as a British homemaker who spends her days happily performing the tasks of her simple life while enjoying a close friendship with the neighbor across the street played by Teri Garr. We watch as both families happily intermingle and enjoy their lives until one day a British agent appears at the door of Burstyn explaining that they are looking for a spy who seemed to be operating in their neighborhood and soon after the agents set up a surveilance from the house. From this point on in the movie we experience the drama of a family trying to hide thier fears. We see Burstyn on the brink of a breakdown knowing in her heart that she was deceived by the only true friend she had. We see even before she does that the Garr charecter and her husband are not what they appear to be making the the final realization of Burstyn that mush more heartbreaking...I taped this film back in 1987 and have watched it often and it still has a profound effect on me......