Jacob the Liar
History, Drama, Comedy
1975
100 minutes
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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 Brodský
Erwin Geschonneck
Henry Hübchen
Blanche Kommerell
Zsuzsa Gordon
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Friedrich Richter
Margit Bara
Reimar Johannes Baur
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