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Jacob the Liar
Release Date: April 18, 1975
Year | : | 1975 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | History, Drama, Comedy |
Production Companies | : | DEFA, Filmové studio Barrandov, Gruppe "Johannisthal" |
Director | : | Frank Beyer |
Producers | : | Herbert Ehler |
Writers | : | Frank Beyer, Jurek Becker |
RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
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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