Jacob the Liar
Directed by Frank BeyerA Jewish ghetto in central 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.
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Jacob the Liar was released on 22 december 1974.
Jacob the Liar was directed by Frank Beyer.
Jacob the Liar has a runtime of 1h 40m.
Jacob the Liar was produced by Herbert Ehler.
A Jewish ghetto in central 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.
The key characters in Jacob the Liar are Jakob Heym (Vlastimil Brodský), Kowalski (Erwin Geschonneck), Mischa (Henry Hübchen).
Jacob the Liar is a Drama, Komedi, Historisk film.
Jacob the Liar has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.