Jacob, the Liar

Jacob, the Liar (German: Jakob, der Lügner) is a 1975 East German-Czechoslovakian film directed by Frank Beyer and based on the eponymous novel by Jurek Becker. It starred Vlastimil Brodský in the title role.

Cast

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and this was the only time an East German film received an Academy Award nomination. Vlastimil Brodský won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Films directed by Frank Beyer

1950s	Zwei Mütter (1957) Das Stacheltier: Fridericus Rex (1957) Das Stacheltier: Das Gesellschaftsspiel (1957) Eine alte Liebe (1959)

1960s	Five Cartridges (1960) Star-Crossed Lovers (1962) Naked among Wolves (1963) Carbide and Sorrel (1963) Traces of Stones (1966)

1970s	Jacob, the Liar (1974) Das Versteck (1978)

1980s	The Turning Point (1983) Bockshorn (1984) Der Bruch (1989)

1990s	Der Verdacht (1991)

Television films	Rottenknechte (1971) Die sieben Affären der Doña Juanita (1973) Geschlossene Gesellschaft (1981) Die zweite Haut (1981) Ende der Unschuld (1991) Sie und Er (1992) Das letzte U-Boot (1992) Das große Fest (1992) Wenn alle Deutschen schlafen (1995) Nikolaikirche (1995) Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997) Abgehauen (1998)

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