Summary A Jewish ghetto in central 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. View more details
Directed : Frank Beyer
Written : Jurek Becker Frank Beyer
Stars : Henry Hübchen Erwin Geschonneck Vlastimil Brodský Blanche Kommerell
Genres : Comedy Crime Drama War
Release date : Apr 16, 1975
Countries of origin : Czechoslovakia East Germany
Language : German
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal" Fernsehen der DDR
Summary A Jewish ghetto in central 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. View more details
Genres : Comedy Crime Drama War
Release date : Apr 16, 1975
Countries of origin : Czechoslovakia East Germany
Language : German
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal" Fernsehen der DDR
