1 Movie Directed by Frank Beyer

Jacob the Liar

Jacob the Liar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-04-17

Languages:

German

Countries:

East Germany, Czechoslovakia

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (866 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Beyer

Cast:

Writer:

Jurek Becker (novel)

Jurek Becker (screenplay)

Frank Beyer

Fullplot:

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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