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Jacob the Liar (German: Jakob der Lügner) is a 1975 East German-Czechoslovakian Holocaust film directed by Frank Beyer and based on the novel of the same name by Jurek Becker. It starred Vlastimil Brodský in the title role. Work on the picture began in 1965, but production was halted in summer 1966. Becker, who had originally planned Jacob the Liar as a screenplay, decided to make it a novel instead. In 1972, after the book garnered considerable success, work on the picture resumed.
Original Release
12/22/1974
US Release
04/24/1977
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vlastimil Brodský | Jakob Heym |
| Erwin Geschonneck | Kowalski |
| Henry Hubchen | Mischa |
| Blanche Kommerell | Rosa Frankfurter / Rose Frankfurter |
| Manuela Simon | Lina |
| Dezsö Garas | Frankfurter |
| Zsuzsa Gordon | Mrs. Frankfurter |
| Friedrich Richter | Dr. Kirschbaum |
| Margit Bara | Josefa |
| Reimar J. Baur | Herschel Schtamm / Herschel Schlamm |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vlastimil Brodský | Jakob Heym |
| Erwin Geschonneck | Kowalski |
| Henry Hubchen | Mischa |
| Blanche Kommerell | Rosa Frankfurter / Rose Frankfurter |
| Manuela Simon | Lina |
| Dezsö Garas | Frankfurter |
| Zsuzsa Gordon | Mrs. Frankfurter |
| Friedrich Richter | Dr. Kirschbaum |
| Margit Bara | Josefa |
| Reimar J. Baur | Herschel Schtamm / Herschel Schlamm |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Roman Schtamm / Roman Schlamm |
| Hermann Beyer | Wachhabender |
| Klaus Brasch | Najdorf |
| Jürgen Hilbrecht | Schwocj |
| Paul Lewitt | Horowitz |
| Fritz Links | Fajngold |
| Edwin Marian | Abraham |
| Hans-Peter Reinecke | Soldat vor Latrine |
| Helmut Schellhardt | Eisenbahner |
| Peter Sturm | Schmidt |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gerd Zimmermann | Producer |
| Herbert Ehler | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
