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The Invention of Lying (2009) [PG-13]

Release Date:
October 2, 2009

Original Title:
The Invention of Lying

Alternate Titles:
A Invenção da Mentira
Il primo dei bugiardi
L'invention du mensonge
La mentira original
Mytho-man!
Yalanın İcadı
Изобретение лжи
ウソから始まる恋と仕事の成功術
事实的这一面
謊言的誕生
그곳에선 아무도 거짓말을 하지 않는다

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
1821 Pictures
Focus Features
Lynda Obst Productions
MRC
Radar Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CA: PG  DE: 6  DK: 11  ES: 7  GB: 12A  HU: 18  IE: 15  JP: R15+  KR: 15  NL: 18  PL: 18  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 100

In a world where everyone can only tell the truth... This guy can lie.

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Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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ADR Mixer:
Mark DeSimone

Art Direction:
Priscilla Elliott

Assistant Editor:
Tom Foligno
Emanuele Giraldo

Assistant Foley Artist:
Glen Gathard

Associate Producer:
Rachel Abarbanell

Camera Operator:
Lawrence Karman
Jeffrey Greeley

Casting:
Lynn Kressel
Francine Maisler

Costume Design:
Susie DeSanto

Costume Supervisor:
Marisa Aboitiz

Digital Effects Supervisor:
Kelley Ray

Director:
Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson

Director of Photography:
Tim Suhrstedt

Editor:
Chris Gill

Executive Producer:
Ted Field
Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis
Terry Dougas
Sue Baden-Powell

Foley Artist:
Jack Stew
Andrea King

Foley Editor:
Hugo Adams

Makeup Artist:
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Eve Morrow

Music Editor:
Michael Connell

Music Supervisor:
Dana Millman

Original Music Composer:
Tim Atack

Producer:
Dan Lin
Ricky Gervais
Lynda Obst
Oly Obst

Producer's Assistant:
Hannah Pillemer

Production Design:
Alec Hammond

Script Supervisor:
Scott Peterson

Set Decoration:
Kathleen Rosen

Sound:
Niv Adiri
Mike Prestwood Smith

Sound Designer:
Glenn Freemantle

Sound Mixer:
David J. Schwartz

Steadicam Operator:
Lawrence Karman

Still Photographer:
Sam Urdank

Supervising Sound Editor:
Glenn Freemantle

Unit Production Manager:
Wendy Cox

Writer:
Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson

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