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Jacob the Liar
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.
Where to watch Jacob the Liar
Jacob the Liar is streaming in the US on Kanopy.
Cast
- Vlastimil Brodský as Jakob Heym
- Erwin Geschonneck as Kowalski
- Henry Hübchen as Mischa
- Blanche Kommerell as Rose Frankfurter
- Manuela Simon as Lina
- Zsuzsa Gordon as Mrs. Frankfurter
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Roman Schlamm
- Friedrich Richter as Dr. Kirschbaum
- Margit Bara as Josefa
- Reimar Johannes Baur as Herschel Schlamm
- Dezső Garas as Frankfurter
- Hermann Beyer as Wachhabender
Details
- Director
- Frank Beyer
- Released
- December 22, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Comedy
- Studio
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal" and Filmové studio Barrandov
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 29 votes
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