Jacob the Liar
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.
Cast
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Vlastimil Brodský
Played Jakob Heym
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Erwin Geschonneck
Played Kowalski
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Henry Hübchen
Played Mischa
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Blanche Kommerell
Played Rose Frankfurter
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Manuela Simon
Played Lina
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Zsuzsa Gordon
Played Mrs. Frankfurter
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Played Roman Schlamm
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Friedrich Richter
Played Dr. Kirschbaum
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Margit Bara
Played Josefa
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Reimar Johannes Baur
Played Herschel Schlamm
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Dezső Garas
Played Frankfurter
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Hermann Beyer
Played Wachhabender
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Klaus Brasch
Played
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Jürgen Hilbrecht
Played
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Paul Lewitt
Played
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Edwin Marian
Played
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Hans-Peter Reinecke
Played
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Fritz Links
Played
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Helmut Schellhardt
Played
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Peter Sturm
Played
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Eckhard Bilz
Played
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Gabriele Gysi
Played
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Fred Ludwig
Played
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Alfred Lux
Played
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Peter Pauli
Played
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Erich Petraschk
Played
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Wilfried Zander
Played
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