In a 1944 Jewish ghetto, Jakob Heym overhears a German radio report of Soviet progress and shares it to stop Mischa from risking his life for potatoes. Claiming he owns a radio, a capital offense, Jakob soon must invent more stories as hope spreads.
- Directors
- Frank Beyer
- Cast
- Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon, Zsuzsa Gordon, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Friedrich Richter, Margit Bara, Reimar Johannes Baur, Dezső Garas, Hermann Beyer, Klaus Brasch, Jürgen Hilbrecht, Paul Lewitt, Edwin Marian, Hans-Peter Reinecke, Fritz Links, Helmut Schellhardt, Peter Sturm
- Country
- Czechoslovakia, East Germany
- Genre
- History, Drama, Comedy
- Release date
- 1974-12-22
- Studios
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Filmové studio Barrandov, Fernsehen der DDR
Jacob the Liar Plot and Cast
In a Jewish ghetto in eastern Europe in 1944, Jakob Heym accidentally hears a German radio broadcast reporting that the Soviet Army is advancing toward central Europe. To keep his friend Mischa from risking his life for a few potatoes, Jakob repeats what he heard and says he has a radio, a crime punishable by death in the ghetto. Word of his secret spreads quickly, bringing new hope and a reason to live, and Jakob finds himself forced to invent more and more stories.
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