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Jacob the Liar

1975 Rated NR 1hr 36m

Based on Holocaust survivor Jurek Becker's best-selling novel, this comedy-drama tells the story of Jacob (Vlastimil Brodský), who gives hope to fellow ghetto residents by telling them an elaborate lie. Jacob says that he's heard new reports on his hidden radio that the Russians will soon liberate Warsaw from the Germans. Jacob's radio doesn't really exist and his story is made up, but for a time, he lifts the spirits of fellow Jews.

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Cast: Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Huebchen, more...

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Movie Details

Cast: Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Huebchen, Blanche Kommerell, Dezso Garas, Margit Bara, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Director: Frank Beyer

Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Germany, Foreign Classic Dramas, German Language, Foreign Classics

Language: German

This movie is: Dark, Emotional, Understated

Format: DVD

Ratings: NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.

Screen formats

Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

English, Spanish (Neutral), French, Hebrew

Closed captioned

No

Language and sound

German: Dolby Digital Mono

Other features

Color; interactive menus; scene access;featurettes; trailer;photo gallery.