Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar (1974)

6.9 100 min Movie
HistoryDramaComedy

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

Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský Jakob Heym
Erwin Geschonneck Erwin Geschonneck Kowalski
Henry Hübchen Henry Hübchen Mischa
Blanche Kommerell Blanche Kommerell Rose Frankfurter
Manuela Simon Manuela Simon Lina
Zsuzsa Gordon Zsuzsa Gordon Mrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl Roman Schlamm
Friedrich Richter Friedrich Richter Dr. Kirschbaum
Margit Bara Margit Bara Josefa
Reimar Johannes Baur Reimar Johannes Baur Herschel Schlamm
Dezső Garas Dezső Garas Frankfurter
Hermann Beyer Hermann Beyer Wachhabender

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