Jakob der Lügner (1974)

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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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Runtime: 100 mins Rating: 7.4

Cast

Hermann Beyer

Helmut Domweber

Henry Hübchen

Packard

Vlastimil Brodský

Dr René

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Leon Wolny

Erwin Geschonneck

Blanche Kommerell

Manuela Simon

Zsuzsa Gordon

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Crew

Frank Beyer

Director

Frank Beyer

Screenplay

Jurek Becker

Novel

Herbert Ehler

Producer

Alfred Hirschmeier

Set Designer

Joachim Dittrich

Costume Design

Joachim Werzlau

Original Music Composer

Günter Marczinkowsky

Director of Photography

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