Jacob the Liar
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1975-04-18
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
7.1
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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