| Separate Lies | |
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| Directed by | Julian Fellowes |
| Written by | Julian Fellowes (screenplay) |
| Based on | A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin |
| Produced by | Steve Clark-Hall Christian Colson |
| Starring | Tom Wilkinson Emily Watson Rupert Everett Linda Bassett Richenda Carey |
| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Edited by | Alex Mackie Martin Walsh |
| Music by | Stanislas Syrewicz |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Separate Lies is a 2005 British drama film directed by Julian Fellowes, who also wrote the screenplay, updating the 1951 novel A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin, which had already been turned into a stage play under the title Waiting for Gillian in 1954. The film stars Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett. Separate Lies marked the directorial debut of Julian Fellowes,[1] who had worked mostly as an actor and won an Academy Award with his screenplay for Robert Altman's Gosford Park.
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