Jacob the Liar
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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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Cast
27 people
Vlastimil Brodský
Jakob Heym
Known for
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Closely Watched Trains
Erwin Geschonneck
Kowalski
Also in
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Henry Hübchen
Mischa
Known for
Unfamiliar
8 Days
Blanche Kommerell
Rose Frankfurter
Also in
Little Red Riding Hood
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Manuela Simon
Lina
No other roles listed
Zsuzsa Gordon
Mrs. Frankfurter
Also in
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Csudafilm
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Roman Schlamm
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Friedrich Richter
Dr. Kirschbaum
Also in
The Story of Little Mook
Gewissen in Aufruhr
Margit Bara
Josefa
Also in
The House Under the Rocks
Impostors
Reimar Johannes Baur
Herschel Schlamm
Also in
Everyone Dies Alone
Johannes Kepler
Dezső Garas
Frankfurter
Also in
Two Half-Times in Hell
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Hermann Beyer
Wachhabender
Known for
Dark
The Elementary Particles
Frank Beyer Director · Jurek Becker Screenplay Joachim Werzlau Composer
First release December 22, 1974 · Produced in XC, XG, Czechia, Germany · Production Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
DEFA
Production
Gruppe "Johannisthal"
Production
XC · XG · Czechia · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Jakob der Lügner
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 22, 1974
TV
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 31, 1975 · Physical · FRG DVD Release
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