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.
Frank Beyer
Director
Vlastimil Brodský
Jakob Heym
Erwin Geschonneck
Kowalski
Henry Hübchen
Mischa
Blanche Kommerell
Rose Frankfurter
Manuela Simon
Lina
Zsuzsa Gordon
Mrs. Frankfurter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Roman Schlamm
Friedrich Richter
Dr. Kirschbaum
Margit Bara
Josefa
Jakob the Liar66%
The Survivor68%
The Way Back69%
Elser – Er hätte die Welt verändert68%
Notorious69%
Resistance69%
Good Morning, Vietnam73%
Playing for Time68%
Truth & Treason80%
The Last Word66%
Rheingold65%
A Call to Spy67%
Nackt unter Wölfen73%
Me and Orson Welles64%
Lauf Junge lauf71%
The Eichmann Show66%
Herr Lehmann67%
After Hours74%
Sweet and Lowdown67%
Schindler's List85%
