Movie
Jacob the Liar
Released: December 22, 1974 (1974)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: History, Drama, Comedy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Friedrich Richter as Dr. Kirschbaum
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- Erwin Geschonneck as Kowalski
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- Vlastimil Brodský as Jakob Heym
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- Margit Bara as Josefa
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- Reimar Johannes Baur as Herschel Schlamm
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- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Roman Schlamm
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- Henry Hübchen as Mischa
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- Blanche Kommerell as Rose Frankfurter
Age at release: 24
- Manuela Simon as Lina
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- Zsuzsa Gordon as Mrs. Frankfurter
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- Dezső Garas as Frankfurter
Age at release: 40
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- Hermann Beyer as Wachhabender
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