Jacob the Liar

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.

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  Vlastimil BrodskýJakob Heym
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  Erwin GeschonneckKowalski
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  Henry HübchenMischa
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  Blanche KommerellRose Frankfurter
• Manuela SimonManuela Simon — artwork unavailable
  Manuela SimonLina
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  Zsuzsa GordonMrs. Frankfurter
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  Armin Mueller-StahlRoman Schlamm
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  Friedrich RichterDr. Kirschbaum
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  Margit BaraJosefa
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  Reimar Johannes BaurHerschel Schlamm