Jacob the Liar
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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.
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Edited by Rita HillerShot by Gunter MarczinkowskyScored by Joachim WerzlauDesigned by Alfred Hirschmeier
Also known as
- Jacob der Lügnerde
- Jakob der Lügnerde
- Jacob the Liaren
- Jakub Iharen
- Jakub Luharen
- Jakob, el mentirosoes
- Jacob le menteurfr
- Jakob il bugiardoit
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17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Vlastimil Brodsky
as Jakob Heym
Reimar J Baur
as Herschel Schtamm
Armin Mueller Stahl
as Roman Schtamm
Klaus Brasch
as Josef Najdorf
Erich Petraschk
as Chaim Balabusne
Fred Ludwig
as Awron Minsch
Margit Bara
as Josefa Litwin
Blanche Kommerell
as Rosa Frankfurter
Dezso Garas
as Felix Frankfurter
Zsuzsa Gordon
as Frau Frankfurter
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