Quick facts
- Released
- December 22, 1974
- Runtime
- 100 min
- IMDb
- tt0071688
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, East Germany
- Language
- German
- Studio
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Filmové studio Barrandov, Fernsehen der DDR
Cast
Vlastimil Brodský
Jakob Heym
Erwin Geschonneck
Kowalski
Henry Hübchen
Mischa
Blanche Kommerell
Rose Frankfurter
Manuela Simon
Lina
Zsuzsa Gordon
Mrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Roman Schlamm
Friedrich Richter
Dr. Kirschbaum
Margit Bara
Josefa
Reimar Johannes Baur
Herschel Schlamm
Dezső Garas
Frankfurter
Hermann Beyer
Wachhabender
Klaus Brasch
Jürgen Hilbrecht
Paul Lewitt
Edwin Marian
Hans-Peter Reinecke
Fritz Links
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Jacob the Liar about?
- 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.
- Who directed Jacob the Liar?
- Jacob the Liar was directed by Frank Beyer.
- Who stars in Jacob the Liar?
- Jacob the Liar stars Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell.
- When was Jacob the Liar released?
- Jacob the Liar is a 1974 history, drama, comedy film.
- Where can I watch Jacob the Liar?
- You can watch Jacob the Liar with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.