Jacob the Liar
1975 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,434 VOTES · DIR. Frank Beyer
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,165 lines
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00:00:11 JAKOB THE LIAR
00:07:57 Name?
00:13:26 Is it true about the Russians?
00:16:30 When we're all over... all's over.
00:19:57 Sure.
00:22:56 I'll say you're deaf.
00:26:10 I might just as well have used water from the faucet.
00:29:43 What's that? I can hear a whistle.
00:33:20 From me?
00:37:12 I heard he's got off to a fine start.
00:42:41 They say the Russians will come.
00:45:09 If you think I prefer you to be dumb...
00:49:01 Did you know his radio broke?
00:53:43 Just straightening up.
00:56:57 It was only a faulty wire. I shortened it.
01:00:16 Good evening, listeners everywhere.
01:04:59 to the palace.
01:09:15 Do something...
01:13:32 I cannot imagine
01:16:46 When did she go?
01:21:23 We noticed that alright.
01:24:38 So it gets changed
01:30:04 But I shave every day.
01:36:00 Subtitling: TITELBILD, Berlin with Peter Wilson et al.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,165
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:36:00
Production Record
DirectorFrank Beyer
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,434