About Jacob the Liar
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.
Movie details
- Release date
- 1974-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Comedy
- Rating
- 6.9/10 (29 votes)
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, East Germany
- Director
- Frank Beyer
- Writers
- Frank Beyer, Jurek Becker
Cast
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