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Jacob the Liar
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Jacob the Liar, originally titled Jakob der Lügner, is a 1974 drama and comedy film directed by Frank Beyer. The screenplay was written by Jurek Becker and Frank Beyer. The production involved DEFA, Deutscher Fernsehfunk, and Barrandov Studios, with origins in the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, and Germany. The cast includes Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, and Blanche Kommerell.
The narrative is set in Poland during World War II and addresses the Holocaust. Key themes include hope, the ghetto, radio transmission, murder, and the Gestapo. The film has a runtime of approximately 100 to 101 minutes. It was distributed by Netflix via video on demand. The production cost was 2,411,600.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.1 and a TMDb average of 6.914. It holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was nominated for one Oscar and received two wins and two nominations in total.
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6.9A 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
- Vlastimil Brodský as Jakob Heym
- Erwin Geschonneck as Kowalski
- Henry Hübchen as Mischa
- Blanche Kommerell as Rose Frankfurter
- Manuela Simon as Lina
- Zsuzsa Gordon as Mrs. Frankfurter
Themes
- hope
- ghetto
- radio transmission
- murder
- gestapo
- death
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
1,386 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- The Holocaust
- Director
- Frank Beyer
- Screenwriter
- Frank Beyer
- Production company
- Barrandov Studios
- Narrative location
- Poland
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 941075
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-08-00
- title
- Jakob der Lügner
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 2411600
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