Jacob the Liar
1974 film by Frank Beyer
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Summary
Jacob the Liar is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (722 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Frank Beyer[3]
- Screenwriter: Jurek Becker[4], Frank Beyer[5]
- Composer: Joachim Werzlau[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], comedy film[8]
- Cast member: Vlastimil Brodský[9], Erwin Geschonneck[10], Henry Hübchen[11], Blanche Kommerell[12], Friedrich Richter[13], Reimar Johannes Baur[14], Armin Mueller-Stahl[15], Hermann Beyer[16], Klaus Brasch[17], Jürgen Hilbrecht[18], Edwin Marian[19], Hans-Peter Reinecke[20], Helmut Schellhardt[21], Erich Petraschk[22]
- Producer: Gerd Zimmermann[23]
- Production company: DEFA[24], Deutscher Fernsehfunk[25], Barrandov Studios[26]
- Director of photography: Günter Marczinkowsky[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: German[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: German Democratic Republic[31], Czechoslovakia[32], Germany[33]
- Publication date: December 22, 1974[34], April 17, 1975[35], July 1975[36], October 31, 1975[37], June 24, 1976[38], April 24, 1977[39], September 11, 1977[40], October 13, 1977[41], August 1979[42]
- Distributed by: Progress Film[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: Poland[45]
- Main subject: World War II[46], The Holocaust[47]
- Film editor: Rita Hiller[48]
- Nominated for: International Submission to the Academy Awards[49]
- Title: Jakob der Lügner[50]
Why It Matters
Jacob the Liar has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]