General Information

Original Title

Jacob der Lügner

Author/Creator

Beyer, Frank, director.

Subtitles

English

Published

East Germany : DEFA, 1974.

Physical Description

VHS (96 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

Jacob Heim is stopped by the police in the Jewish ghetto for being out after curfew. As his penalty, he must report to the Commander. On the police station radio, he overhears that the Red Army is advancing. New hope for himself and his fellow sufferers! He secretly passes on the news to the others, pretending that he has his own well-hidden radio. Jacob becomes a hero in spite of himself and the faith of all those in the ghetto hangs on his invented news reports.

Subjects

Genre

Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation

Jacob the Liar

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
VHS	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0522	Available	-	-