Jacob the Liar

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 22, 1974

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Czechoslovakia, East Germany

Production

DEFA,Filmové studio Barrandov,Gruppe "Johannisthal",Fernsehen der DDR,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme,Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"

Cast

Blanche Kommerell,Jürgen Hilbrecht,Wilfried Zander,Edwin Marian,Dezső Garas,Manuela Simon,Henry Hübchen,Armin Mueller-Stahl,Reimar Johannes Baur,Helmut Schellhardtand 17 more

Director

Frank Beyer

Writer

Jurek Becker,Frank Beyer

Producer

Herbert Ehler

Cinematography

Günter Marczinkowsky

Music

Joachim Werzlau

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0071688