I love this movie so much

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

THE WHOLE TRUTH is a solid Hollywood thriller in the Hitchcockian mould; namely it's a "wronged man" story with Stewart Granger at his charismatic/stressed out best as a womaniser whose latest conquest leads to disaster. This UK/USA co-production takes an awful long time to get going, trading on the charms of Italian starlet Gianna Maria Canale for a long while until the real plot kicks in. At that point we get a George Sanders at his most sinister, a great chase sequence, and the right level of suspense as Granger tries to extricate himself from an increasingly desperate situation.

Directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN. Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer. From the play by Philip Mackie. Assistant director: Ronald Spencer. Director of photography: Wilkie Cooper. Art director: Tony Masters. Film editor: Gerry Hambling. Production manager: Jack Hicks. Camera operator: Hughie Wilson. Set continuity: Yvonne Richards. Sound recordists: F. Ryan, Bob Jones, John Aldred. Sound editor: Teddy Darvas. Make-up: Roy Ashton. Hairdresser: Bill Griffiths. Wardrobe supervisor: Bridget Sellers. Music composed by Mischa Spoliansky; conducted by Lambert Williamson; played by Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra. Produced by Jack Clayton. A Romulus Film. A Columbia Picture.A Romulus Production. London trade show: June 1958. No New York opening. U.S. release through Columbia: September 1958. U.K. release through Columbia: 3 August 1958. Australian release: 7 May 1959. 86 minutes.SYNOPSIS: An American film producer is accused of murdering his star. Setting: the French Riviera.COMMENT: Crisp thriller screen-played by Jonathan Latimer (who worked with director John Farrow on such classics as The Big Clock, Beyond Glory, Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Alias Nick Beal, Plunder of the Sun, etc., and also authored interesting mystery novels on his own account, featuring private detective Bill Crane) with an interesting movie-making background on the French Riviera. Splendid performances by the principals and taut, inventive direction by John Guillerman keep the viewer almost constantly on the edge of his or her seat. Production credits are first-rate.

A film producer accused of murdering the leading lady of his latest project must acquit himself and save his marriage. Stewart Granger was more than apt at the part of the producer and his relationship with Donna Reed (who plays the part of his wife) is full of fairly intelligent dialogue. George Sanders' character as the actual killer of the leading lady, who had totally humiliated him with her numerous affairs, makes convincing sense as the plot unfolds of an older man confronted with a marriage that's only evidence of matrimony was the worthless piece of paper the marriage certificate was written on. The ending is a bit of a stretch, but there are a lot of nice interior shots of the jet set enjoying a swanky party on the French Riviera where the story takes place.

"The Whole Truth" breaks a number of murder mystery conventions, making it pleasantly unpredictable. It's almost Hitchcockian (in the lighthearted vein of "Rear Window"), with a good measure of humor, suspense, and romance. While the film may lack megastars, its cast's performances are faultless. George Sanders is at his oily best in the film as Mr. Carliss, while Stewart Granger is a worthy leading man. Its brisk pace is complimented by a fantastic, upbeat jazz score, more typical of '60s spy films. Its aesthetic sense --cinematography, set direction-- isn't particularly fabulous, and it fails to capture the beauty of its French Riviera setting, but that fortunately doesn't detract from the delightfully suspenseful story.Ultimately it's a fun bit of suspenseful entertainment --not iconic but definitely worth watching.