Jacob the Liar (1974)
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.
Directed by: Frank Beyer
Top Billed Cast: Blanche Kommerell, Jürgen Hilbrecht, Wilfried Zander
Runtime: 100 minutes
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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
Margit Bara
Josefa
Reimar Johannes Baur
Herschel Schlamm
Dezső Garas
Frankfurter
Hermann Beyer
Wachhabender
Klaus Brasch
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Jürgen Hilbrecht
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Paul Lewitt
Edwin Marian
Hans-Peter Reinecke
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Fritz Links
Helmut Schellhardt
Peter Sturm
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Eckhard Bilz
Gabriele Gysi
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Fred Ludwig
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Alfred Lux
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Peter Pauli
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Erich Petraschk
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Wilfried Zander
