Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1084

Name

Jacob the Liar

Genre

Drama

Leads

Williams,Robin

Rating

6

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, ?

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

History, Drama, Comedy

Id

2200

Popularity

7.855

Release Date

1975-04-18

Title

Jacob the Liar

Vote Average

7.1

Vote Count

25

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

100 minutes

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