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Jacob the Liar

Jakob der Lügner

1974 100 min color DE Czechoslovakia, East Germany

Comedy · Drama · History

Directed by Frank Beyer

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Synopsis

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.

TSPDT history

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  • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme XG
  • K
    Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal" XG
  • Filmové studio Barrandov XC
  • Fernsehen der DDR XG

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