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Jacob the Liar (1974)

★ 6.9/10 100 min History, Drama, Comedy Czechoslovakia, East Germany German
Director: Frank Beyer
Novel: Jurek Becker
Screenplay by: Frank Beyer, Jurek Becker
Streaming: Not available

Description

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 Lina
Zsuzsa Gordon
Zsuzsa Gordon Mrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl Roman Schlamm
Friedrich Richter
Friedrich Richter Dr. Kirschbaum

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