Jacob the Liar
19741h 40m6.9
History, Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genre
- History
- Origin
- Czechoslovakia
About
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
Free
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Frank Beyer
- Writing
- Frank Beyer, Jurek Becker
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 22, 1974
- Studio
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
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
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