The Whole truth (1976)

A backstage look at the making of ‘To tell the truth’, one of television’s longest running and most consistently popular game shows, captures the incredible pace of producing not one but five shows in a day.

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Credits

production company

Films Incorporated

co-producer

Thomas Walsh

Michael Spewak

director

Thomas Walsh

Duration

00:25:20:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323584

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television producers and directors

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - United States

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Games

Television

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1976

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