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    Jacob the Liar

    100'

    1974-12-22

    6.9

    History,Drama,Comedy

    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.

    DirectingFrank BeyerWritingJurek Becker

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    Cast

    1

    Jakob Heym

    Vlastimil Brodský

    1

    Kowalski

    Erwin Geschonneck

    1

    Mischa

    Henry Hübchen

    1

    Rose Frankfurter

    Blanche Kommerell

    1

    Lina

    Manuela Simon

    1

    Mrs. Frankfurter

    Zsuzsa Gordon

    2

    Roman Schlamm

    Armin Mueller-Stahl

    1

    Dr. Kirschbaum

    Friedrich Richter

    1

    Josefa

    Margit Bara

    1

    Herschel Schlamm

    Reimar Johannes Baur

    1

    Frankfurter

    Dezső Garas

    1

    Wachhabender

    Hermann Beyer

    1

    Klaus Brasch

    1

    Jürgen Hilbrecht

    1

    Paul Lewitt

    1

    Edwin Marian

    1

    Hans-Peter Reinecke

    1

    Fritz Links

    1

    Helmut Schellhardt

    1

    Peter Sturm

    1

    Eckhard Bilz

    1

    Gabriele Gysi

    1

    Fred Ludwig

    1

    Alfred Lux

    1

    Peter Pauli

    1

    Erich Petraschk

    1

    Wilfried Zander

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Czechoslovakia
      2. East Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. German
    • List of companies:
      1. DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
      2. Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
      3. Filmové studio Barrandov
      4. Fernsehen der DDR
    • Vote Count: 29
    • Popularity: 0.849
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Jakob der Lügner

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