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Jacob the Liar
(1975)
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Vlastimil Brodský | ... | |
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Erwin Geschonneck | ... | |
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Henry Hübchen | ... | |
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Blanche Kommerell | ... | |
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Manuela Simon | ... | |
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Dezsö Garas | ... | |
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Zsuzsa Gordon | ... | |
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Friedrich Richter | ... |
Dr. Kirschbaum
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Margit Bara | ... |
Josefa
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Reimar J. Baur | ... |
Herschel Schtamm
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Roman Schtamm
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Hermann Beyer | ... |
Wachhabender
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Klaus Brasch | ... |
Najdorf
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Jürgen Hilbrecht | ... |
Schwocj
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Paul Lewitt | ... |
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Storyline
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. Written by c.winter
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Language:
GermanRelease Date:
(East Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Hazudós Jakab See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
VEB DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal", Fernsehen der DDR (DDR-FS) See more »
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Dr. Kirschbaum: I'm afraid. I am very afraid. The radio could be bad news for us all. You know these pigs.
Josefa: Let's call it a day. You can be afraid in bed.
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Because Vlastimil Brodský didn't speak German very well, he did all dialogues in his mother tongue and was dubbed over for the German release of the film. This language barrier also made the scenes of dialog between him and the other actors (especially Erwin Geschonneck) a challenge. See more »Quotes
Josefa: What's wrong, Brother?Dr. Kirschbaum: I'm afraid. I am very afraid. The radio could be bad news for us all. You know these pigs.
Josefa: Let's call it a day. You can be afraid in bed.
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