The Man Who Lies

Muž ktorý luže The Man Who Lies Theatrical poster (Slovak) Country France Italy Czechoslovakia Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet Release Date 1968 Language French Slovak Studio Compagnie Cinématographique de France Lux Film Studio Hraných Filmov Bratislava Main Cast Character Actor Jan Robin / Boris Varissa Jean-Louis Trintignant Ján Ivan Mistrík The Inkeeper Dusan Blaskovic Laura Zuzana Kocúriková Vladimír Július Vasek

The Man Who Lies (French title: L'Homme qui ment; Italian: L'uomo che mente; Slovak: Muž, ktorý luže) is a 1968 B&W co-production French-Italian-Slovak war drama directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. By the experimental procedures he reassess national myths and legitimacy history. It is a story full of combat between truth and falsehood, facts and fake reality. The hero - Jan Robin or Boris Varissa (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is modern Baron Munchausen, which by their stories about local resistance hero Ján (Ivan Mistrík) mystify the inhabitants of a small Slovak town, in particular the women.

The following weapons were used in the film The Man Who Lies:

Luger P08

Boris Varissa (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Ján (Ivan Mistrík) carry a Luger P08 pistol.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

MP40

German soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Karabiner 98k

Some German soldiers, Slovak gardist and partisan are seen with Karabiner 98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

ZB26 Machine Gun

A German gunner in the forest is seen with a ZB26 machine gun.

ZB26 Light Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm

MG42

German troops are equipped with MG42 machine guns.

MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser