Jacob the Liar
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.
Cast
Vlastimil BrodskýJakob Heym
Erwin GeschonneckKowalski
Henry HübchenMischa
Blanche KommerellRose FrankfurterManuela SimonLina
Zsuzsa GordonMrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-StahlRoman Schlamm
Friedrich RichterDr. Kirschbaum
Margit BaraJosefa
Reimar Johannes BaurHerschel Schlamm
Dezső GarasFrankfurter
Hermann BeyerWachhabenderCrew
DirectorFrank Beyer
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Details
Original TitleJakob der Lügner
Release DateDecember 22, 1974
LanguagesGerman
StudiosDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Filmové studio Barrandov, Fernsehen der DDR
