

Lies
1983-06-01 · 100 min · ★ 4.6
Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not knowing she's really being set up as a surrogate for the real girl who'd been murdered.
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- Directors
- Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
- Production companies
- New Empire, Wescom Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ann DusenberryRobyn Wallace
Gail StricklandJessica Brenner
Bruce DavisonStuart Russell
Clu GulagerDoctor Bartlett
Terence KnoxEric Macklin
Bert RemsenMurrey Haliday
Stacy Keach Sr.Uncle Charles
Patience ClevelandAunt Louise
Dick MillerProducer
BJ DavisFirst Burglar
Eddie BraunSecond BurglarTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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