Lies My Father Told Me (1960 film)

For the 1975 film, see Lies My Father Told Me (1975 film).

Lies My Father Told Me
Directed byDon Chaffey
Written byTed Allan
StarringHarry Brogan
Betsy Blair
Music byWilfred Josephs
Production
company
Release date
  • August 1960 (1960-08)
Running time
60 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Lies My Father Told Me is a 1960 British film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Harry Brogan and Betsy Blair.[1][2] It was written by Ted Allan.

The film was to be distributed by Eros Films but the company went bankrupt, with this and three other films, Johnny Nobody, Middle of Nowhere and Carolina, awaiting distribution.[3]

Plot

This film follows Jewish people in Dublin; in a working-class family, a young boy becomes increasingly close to an old orthodox Jew and assimilates his views, much to the dismay of his family.

Cast

  • Harry Brogan as grandfather
  • Betsy Blair as mother
  • Eddie Golden as father
  • Rita O'Dea as grandmother
  • Terry Raven as David

References

  1. ^ "Lies My Father Told Me". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Lies My Father Told Me (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Eros, small Brit indie, runs into money trouble". Variety. 17 May 1961. p. 14.
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