Jacob the Liar

Dec 22, 1974

1h 40m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"

Filmové studio Barrandov

Fernsehen der DDR

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Cast

Jakob Heym

Vlastimil Brodský

Kowalski

Erwin Geschonneck

Mischa

Henry Hübchen

Rose Frankfurter

Blanche Kommerell

Lina

Manuela Simon

Mrs. Frankfurter

Zsuzsa Gordon

Roman Schlamm

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Dr. Kirschbaum

Friedrich Richter

Josefa

Margit Bara

Herschel Schlamm

Reimar Johannes Baur

Frankfurter

Dezső Garas

Wachhabender

Hermann Beyer

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