Is Jacob the Liar sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Jacob the Liar end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jacob the Liar violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jacob the Liar scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jacob the Liar easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Jacob the Liar

Name: Jacob the Liar
Genre: History, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1974
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon

Directed by Frank Beyer

Produced by DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"

1974100 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comedic yet deeply human story about the power of hope and storytelling in the face of genocide, centered on one man's moral burden to sustain his community's will to survive.

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.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Loyalty Under Pressure Conscience Against the System Media and Communication Devices Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

History Drama Comedy

Keywords

Hope Ghetto Radio Transmission Murder Gestapo Death

Questions people ask

Is Jacob the Liar sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Jacob the Liar end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Jacob the Liar violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Jacob the Liar scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Jacob the Liar easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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