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#3468
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Comedy, Crime, Drama, War
Facing starvation or deportation to the Nazi death camps, the residents of a Polish ghetto during World War II live without hope until Jacob begins to pass on good, though mostly false, news. His gift for storytelling, however, cannot change the heartbreaking fate of his neighbors. A touching blend of humor and tragedy. Vlastimil Brodsky won Best Actor honors at the Berlin International Film Festival and the film was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. With Armin Mueller-Stahl in a supporting role. The film was remade in 1999 with Robin Williams in the title role.
East Germany / German
| Armin Mueller Stahl | |
| Margit Bara | Josefa |
| Blanche Kommerell | Rosa Frankfurter |
| Erwin Geschonneck | Kowalski |
| Vlastimil Brodsky | |
| Henry Hubchen | |
| Manuela Simone | |
| Vlastimil Brodský | Jakob Heym |
| Henry Hübchen | Mischa |
| Manuela Simon | Lina |
| Dezsö Garas | Frankfurter |
| Zsuzsa Gordon | Mrs. Frankfurter |
| Friedrich Richter | Dr. Kirschbaum |
| Reimar J. Baur | Herschel Schtamm |
| Brodsk | |
| Dezs Garas | |
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| Director | Frank Beyer |
| Writer | Jurek Becker |
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | First Run Features |
| Barcode | 679126908325 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 11/16/2004 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Subtitles | English; French; Hebrew; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | GERMAN: MPEG Stereo |
| Layers | Single Side, Single Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $24.95 |
| Links |
DVD Empire
IMDB Amazon US Jacob The Liar at Movie Collector Connect |
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Features
| 96 minute feature film 60 minute documentary of director, Frank Beyer 12 minute introductory trailer of DEFA films Biographies, pictures and much, much, more |