Detrás de la mentira

Detrás de la mentira

1962 · 85 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Thriller

An industrialist's son becomes part of the communist party.

Directed by Emilio Vieyra · Written by Abel Santacruz

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

Detrás de la mentira

Mi marido hoy duerme en casa

Both from Emilio Vieyra.

More from Emilio VieyraSee all →

Adiós, abueloAdiós, abuelo · 1996
Adiós, abuelo
9.01996
MovieDrama
Juan Benatti, a tango singer in a typical quartet, is left in charge of five-year-old Ignacio, the son of the group's director, Horacio, and Marisa, when his parents are forced into exile for political reasons. Ignacio calls Juan "grandfather" and becomes a father to him. Horacio dies abroad; his mother remarries and demands the boy. But since he doesn't get along with his mother's new partner, custody finally falls to Juan, who raises the boy until he graduates from high school. He then turns down university to become a musician in a rock group, where he will be the voice and host.
Mi marido hoy duerme en casaMi marido hoy duerme en casa · 1955
Mi marido hoy duerme en casa
9.01955
MovieComedy
The children of a divorced marriage hatch a plan to get them back together, upon discovering that their father has a girlfriend.
Así es Buenos AiresAsí es Buenos Aires · 1971
Así es Buenos Aires
8.01971
MovieComedyMusic
Two siblings from a humble neighbourhood, a taxi driver and a lingerie store employee, dream of becoming a tango singer and a famous model respectively.
Dr. Cándido Pérez, señorasDr. Cándido Pérez, señoras · 1962
Dr. Cándido Pérez, señoras
8.01962
MovieComedy
Responsible and composed doctor goes on a spree with a friend with two beautiful women, and his wife finds out.
Hombres a precioHombres a precio · 1950
Hombres a precio
8.01950
MovieDrama
It tells the story of a young provincial journalist who begins to work for a newspaper in the capital.
ValentinaValentina · 1950
Valentina
7.51950
MovieComedy
A young millionaire meets a mechanic who has invented a carburetor as a result of a breakdown in her car.
GitanoGitano · 1970
Gitano
7.11970
MovieDrama
The son of a gypsy who works at an amusement park is accused of a crime he did not commit. Run away and hide, with his partner.
María M.María M. · 1964
María M.
7.01964
MovieDrama
María M. is a prostitute from the Ciudad de Buenos Aires. She has sex and love relationships with several men, until she meets the one she thinks will be the love of her life. From that moment he decides to reform and start a new life, but fate has a bitter disappointment in store for him.
Comandos azulesComandos azules · 1980
Comandos azules
6.51980
MovieComedyAdventure
A parallel police group attends a scientific conference and goes into action. Their mission: disrupt a gang of criminals that rob a memory bank.
Obsesión de venganzaObsesión de venganza · 1987
Obsesión de venganza
6.51987
MovieDramaThriller
A long-distance bus is assaulted, and in the tragic event the wife and son of a well-known lawyer die. After three months of rest, he leaves the hospital, with only one thing in mind: to avenge the death of his loved ones.
The Naked BeastThe Naked Beast · 1971
The Naked Beast
6.21971
MovieHorror
The police, led by Inspector Ibanez, are baffled by the murders of several attractive female dancers who all work on a musical TV show that features a horror-themed tableaux. The killings are the work of a masked psychopath with a taste for human blood and there are many suspects…
Stay Tuned for TerrorStay Tuned for Terror · 1965
Stay Tuned for Terror
6.21965
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A succession of television broadcasts has unexpected and terrifying effects on the minds of viewers.
Yo gané al prode… ¿Y usted?Yo gané al prode… ¿Y usted? · 1973
Yo gané al prode… ¿Y usted?
5.51973
MovieComedy
The Curious Dr. HumppThe Curious Dr. Humpp · 1969
The Curious Dr. Humpp
5.21969
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A doctor—on orders from a sentient brain—kidnaps intimate couples and takes them to his mansion as prisoners. He injects his subjects with a substance to 'enhance' their sexual abilities. The curious doctor then forces his hostages to have sex. While they are making love, he drains a fluid from them, which he needs to prevent himself from transforming into a monster.
La vida continúaLa vida continúa · 1969
La vida continúa
5.01969
MovieMusic
A boy comes from inside the country to succeed as a pianist, protected by a lady of high society. The woman, somewhat older than him, young man falls in love madly in unrequited love.
Violated LoveViolated Love · 1963
Violated Love
5.01963
MovieDramaCrime
A wealthy man comes to Buenos Aires to avenge the death of his young brother. He starts a relation with a suggestive blonde singer from a nightclub run by a mafia boss. One of the musical numbers is made by Michelle, a well-known American transvestite and is the first appearance of a transvestite in an Argentine film, something daring for the time.

More Like This

Touch of EvilTouch of Evil · 1958
Touch of Evil
7.71958
MovieCrimeThriller
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Spy GameSpy Game · 2001
Spy Game
6.92001
MovieActionCrime
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Die Hard 2Die Hard 2 · 1990
Die Hard 2
7.01990
MovieActionThriller
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
Land of PlentyLand of Plenty · 2004
Land of Plenty
6.22004
MovieDrama
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.
Emergency DeclarationEmergency Declaration · 2022
Emergency Declaration
7.42022
MovieActionDrama
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.
The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much · 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.41956
MovieThrillerMystery
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
The Lives of OthersThe Lives of Others · 2006
The Lives of Others
8.02006
MovieDramaThriller
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Wag the DogWag the Dog · 1997
Wag the Dog
6.91997
MovieComedyDrama
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard · 1950
Sunset Boulevard
8.31950
MovieDrama
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Full Metal JacketFull Metal Jacket · 1987
Full Metal Jacket
8.11987
MovieDramaWar
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Soldier of OrangeSoldier of Orange · 1977
Soldier of Orange
7.11977
MovieDramaThriller
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.
La ChinoiseLa Chinoise · 1967
La Chinoise
6.91967
MovieDramaComedy
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity · 1944
Double Indemnity
8.11944
MovieCrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Arlington RoadArlington Road · 1999
Arlington Road
7.01999
MovieCrimeDrama
Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door, Michael begins to suspect there’s more to them than meets the eye.
The Third ManThe Third Man · 1949
The Third Man
7.91949
MovieThrillerMystery
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
Elevator to the GallowsElevator to the Gallows · 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
7.61958
MovieCrimeDrama
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
All the King's MenAll the King's Men · 2006
All the King's Men
5.82006
MovieDramaThriller
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
The FrontThe Front · 1976
The Front
7.01976
MovieComedyDrama
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter