Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 22, 1974
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• History, Drama, Comedy
• Director
• Frank Beyer

Jacob the Liar — Cast

Vlastimil Brodský Jakob Heym Erwin Geschonneck Kowalski Henry Hübchen Mischa Blanche Kommerell Rose Frankfurter

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