| Description |
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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PAL |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 2 |
| System Details |
DVD. PAL, region 2. Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Cast |
Vlastimil Brodsky, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon, Margit Bara. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Günter Marczinkowsky ; music, Joachim Werzlau ; editing, Rita Hiller ; scenario editor, Gerd Gericke. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Trapped in a Polish ghetto with thousands of other Jews facing starvation or deportation to the death camps, Jacob is detained one evening at the local Gestapo headquarters. Eavesdropping, he overhears a radio report about a nearby Russian victory. At first he is silent, but circumstances compel him to pass on the good news of hope. A simple, somewhat dour man, the stubble-bearded Jacob suddenly becomes a hero as old friends and neighbors flock to him, pressing for information about the latest reports. Jacob feels compelled to make up stories to keep up the spirits of his comrades. |
| Note |
Includes documentary about director Frank Beyer: Der Regisseur Frank Beyer = Film director Frank Beyer / ein film von Ullrich Kasten u. Ralf Schenk (60 min.) and an introductory trailer of DEFA films (12 min.). |
| Language |
German with English, Spanish, French and Hebrew subtitles. |
| Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Drama.
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Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) |
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Poland. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Poland -- Drama.
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Jewish ghettos -- Poland -- Drama.
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Jewish ghettos. |
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Beyer, Frank, 1932-2006.
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Beyer, Frank, 1932-2006. |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Germany.
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Motion picture producers and directors. |
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Germany. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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War films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Historical films.
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Foreign films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Beyer, Frank, 1932-2006.
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Ehler, Herbert.
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Becker, Jurek, 1937-1997.
Jakob der Lügner.
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Brodský, Vlastimil.
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Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930-
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Geschonneck, Erwin, 1906-2008.
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Hübchen, Henry, 1947-
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Kommerell, Blanche.
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Simon, Manuela.
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Bara, Margit, 1928-2016.
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Kasten, Ullrich.
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Schenk, Ralf, 1956-
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DEFA. Studio für Spielfilme. Gruppe Johannisthal.
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Fernsehen der DDR.
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Filmové studio Barrandov.
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Icestorm Entertainment GmbH.
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| Note |
English title: Jacob the liar |
| Standard No. |
4028951190836 |
| Music No. |
19083 |
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