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Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar

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Apr 18, 19751h 40minXG
7.1
27 votes

Synopsis

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.

TitleJacob the Liar
RealesedApr 18, 1975
WriterJurek Becker
DirectorFrank Beyer
CountryCzechoslovakia
CompaniesDEFA
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
Klaus Brasch

Klaus Brasch

Jürgen Hilbrecht

Jürgen Hilbrecht

Paul Lewitt

Paul Lewitt

Edwin Marian

Edwin Marian

Hans-Peter Reinecke

Hans-Peter Reinecke

Fritz Links

Fritz Links

Helmut Schellhardt

Helmut Schellhardt

Peter Sturm

Peter Sturm

Eckhard Bilz

Eckhard Bilz

Gabriele Gysi

Gabriele Gysi

Fred Ludwig

Fred Ludwig

Alfred Lux

Alfred Lux

Peter Pauli

Peter Pauli

Erich Petraschk

Erich Petraschk

Wilfried Zander

Wilfried Zander

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