Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar (1975)

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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  • Release Date: 1975-04-18
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Frank Beyer

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Cast

  • Vlastimil Brodský

    Jakob Heym

  • Erwin Geschonneck

    Kowalski

  • Henry Hübchen

    Mischa

  • Blanche Kommerell

    Rose Frankfurter

  • Manuela Simon

    Lina

  • Zsuzsa Gordon

    Mrs. Frankfurter

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl

    Roman Schlamm

  • Friedrich Richter

    Dr. Kirschbaum

  • Margit Bara

    Josefa

  • Reimar Johannes Baur

    Herschel Schlamm

  • Dezső Garas

    Frankfurter

  • Hermann Beyer

    Wachhabender

  • Klaus Brasch

  • Jürgen Hilbrecht

  • Paul Lewitt

  • Edwin Marian

  • Hans-Peter Reinecke

  • Fritz Links

  • Helmut Schellhardt

  • Peter Sturm

  • Eckhard Bilz

  • Gabriele Gysi

  • Fred Ludwig

  • Alfred Lux

  • Peter Pauli

  • Erich Petraschk

  • Wilfried Zander

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