Movielogr
Jacob the Liar (1975)
Directed by Frank Beyer
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.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Hermann Beyer | Henry Hübchen | Vlastimil Brodský | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Erwin Geschonneck | Blanche Kommerell | Manuela Simon | Zsuzsa Gordon | Friedrich Richter | Margit Bara | Reimar Johannes Baur | Edwin Marian | Dezső Garas | Klaus Brasch | Hans-Peter Reinecke | Paul Lewitt | Jürgen Hilbrecht