Jacob the Liar (German Films 70)

Director: Frank Beyer

screenwriters: Jurek Becker, Frank Beyer
cinematographer: Günter Marczinkowsky
editing: 
cast: Vlastimil Brodsky, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon, Margit Bara,  Dezső Garas, Zsuzsa Gordon

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.

Photo: Jacob (Vlastimil Brodsky) in the wagon © DEFA-Stiftung – Herbert Kroiss

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Regular ticket price: 2500 HUF
Discounted ticket price: 1900 HUF

The discount is available
- for pensioners/students/teachers (at the cash desk only)
- for people whobuy tickets for at least 4 titles from the series at once (available also online)

Awards: Berlinale (1975): Silver Bear for Best Actor Vlastimil Brodsky
Academy Awards (1977): Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film