Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1974) Rating: Starring: Vlastimil Brodsky, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hubchen, Blanche Kommerell, Manuela Simon Director: Frank Beyer Category: Foreign, Drama, Comedy, Foreign Drama, Foreign Comedies, German, Period Pieces, Military Dramas, Political Dramas, Tearjerkers, Dark Humor & Black Comedies Studio: Subtitles: Length:     Set in a Polish ghetto during World War II, 'Jacob, the Liar' follows a man named Jacob who spreads hope by fabricating stories of Allied advancements after accidentally discovering a radio broadcast, giving his fellow Jews the strength to persist under Nazi oppression.