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Jacob the Liar
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Jacob the Liar

1974-12-22 · 100 min · ★ 6.9

History · Drama · Comedy

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.

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Directors
Frank Beyer
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Filmové studio Barrandov, Fernsehen der DDR
Countries
Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vlastimil BrodskýVlastimil BrodskýJakob Heym
Erwin GeschonneckErwin GeschonneckKowalski
Henry HübchenHenry HübchenMischa
Blanche KommerellBlanche KommerellRose Frankfurter
Manuela SimonLina
Zsuzsa GordonZsuzsa GordonMrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlRoman Schlamm
Friedrich RichterFriedrich RichterDr. Kirschbaum
Margit BaraMargit BaraJosefa
Reimar Johannes BaurReimar Johannes BaurHerschel Schlamm
Dezső GarasDezső GarasFrankfurter
Hermann BeyerHermann BeyerWachhabender
Klaus BraschKlaus Brasch
Jürgen Hilbrecht
Paul Lewitt
Edwin MarianEdwin Marian
Hans-Peter ReineckeHans-Peter Reinecke
Fritz Links
Helmut SchellhardtHelmut Schellhardt
Peter SturmPeter Sturm

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