Jacob the Liar (1974)
Erwin Geschonneck: Kowalski
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Quotes
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Kowalski : I'm asking you as a friend. What would you invest in?
Jakob Heym : Maybe luxury goods of some kind. They were crazy for them after the last war. David built a house with the profits on the schnapps he sold.
Kowalski : You're right. Do you think we'll have potatoes to make schnapps?
Jakob Heym : Probably not. Everything will be short. You need good instincts.
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Kowalski : Who hears the news first? All the news you get at the factory originates from Jakob. Is there another radio?
Man getting shaved : No idea.
Kowalski : News get get changed on he way. It is passed on from person to person. Everyone adds some detail. So it gets changed until it is quite different.
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Kowalski : I'll make you an offer, Jakob. We'll serve each other for free.
Jakob Heym : Good. Why are you grinning?
Kowalski : A deal's a deal?
[They shake hands on it]
Jakob Heym : What's funny now?
Kowalski : You eat more often than you get a haircut.
Jakob Heym : True... But I shave every day. A deal is a deal.