Jacob the Liar (1974)
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.
Director:
Frank Beyer
Writers:
Frank Beyer, Jurek Becker.
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Vlastimil Brodský as Jakob Heym |
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Erwin Geschonneck as Kowalski |
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Henry Hübchen as Mischa |
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Blanche Kommerell as Rose Frankfurter |
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Manuela Simon as Lina |
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Zsuzsa Gordon as Mrs. Frankfurter |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl as Roman Schlamm |
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Friedrich Richter as Dr. Kirschbaum |
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Margit Bara as Josefa |
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Reimar Johannes Baur as Herschel Schlamm |
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Dezső Garas as Frankfurter |
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Hermann Beyer as Wachhabender |
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Klaus Brasch as |
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Jürgen Hilbrecht as |
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Paul Lewitt as |
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Edwin Marian as |
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Hans-Peter Reinecke as |
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Fritz Links as |
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Helmut Schellhardt as |
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Peter Sturm as |
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Eckhard Bilz as |
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Gabriele Gysi as |
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Fred Ludwig as |
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Alfred Lux as |
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Peter Pauli as |
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Erich Petraschk as |
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Wilfried Zander as |
| Directing | Frank Beyer | Director |
| Editing | Rita Hiller | Editor |
| Production | Herbert Ehler | Producer |
| Camera | Günter Marczinkowsky | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Joachim Werzlau | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Frank Beyer | Screenplay |
| Art | Alfred Hirschmeier | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joachim Dittrich | Costume Design |
| Writing | Jurek Becker | Novel |
| Writing | Jurek Becker | Screenplay |
