Jacob the Liar
Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar

6.9

1 hr 40 min

1974-12-22

28

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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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

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