Jakob the Liar
moderate violence, upsetting scenes, threat, suicide references
Director(s)Frank Beyer
Production year1974
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes101m
CastVlastimil Brodský, Reimar J. Baur, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Jakob the Liar
moderate violence, upsetting scenes, threat, suicide references
Drama film from 1974 in which a man's white lies spread hope among his friends at a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Polan ...
Drama film from 1974 in which a man's white lies spread hope among his friends at a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland.
violence
A Nazi guard briefly beats a Jewish man with a baton, after which he is shown with a bloodied and bruised face. A man slaps a little girl.
threat and horror
In an intense scene, a man grabs his girlfriend and tackles her to the floor in order to keep her quiet and prevent her from being deported to a concentration camp.
discrimination
The film is set during the Holocaust and depicts the imprisonment and ill-treatment of Jewish people.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide.
theme
There are upsetting scenes when detainees at a Jewish ghetto, including a little girl, are deported on a train.
additional issues
The film features mild bad language ('crap', 'shit') and very mild terms ('God', 'damn'). There is rude humor relating to poo. Characters smoke cigarettes.
moderate violence, upsetting scenes, threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
16/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
A Nazi guard briefly beats a Jewish man with a baton, after which he is shown with a bloodied and bruised face. A man slaps a little girl.
threat and horror
In an intense scene, a man grabs his girlfriend and tackles her to the floor in order to keep her quiet and prevent her from being deported to a concentration camp.
discrimination
The film is set during the Holocaust and depicts the imprisonment and ill-treatment of Jewish people.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide.
theme
There are upsetting scenes when detainees at a Jewish ghetto, including a little girl, are deported on a train.
additional issues
The film features mild bad language ('crap', 'shit') and very mild terms ('God', 'damn'). There is rude humor relating to poo. Characters smoke cigarettes.
Classified date16/02/2026
LanguageGerman
violence
A Nazi guard briefly beats a Jewish man with a baton, after which he is shown with a bloodied and bruised face. A man slaps a little girl.
threat and horror
In an intense scene, a man grabs his girlfriend and tackles her to the floor in order to keep her quiet and prevent her from being deported to a concentration camp.
discrimination
The film is set during the Holocaust and depicts the imprisonment and ill-treatment of Jewish people.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide.
theme
There are upsetting scenes when detainees at a Jewish ghetto, including a little girl, are deported on a train.
additional issues
The film features mild bad language ('crap', 'shit') and very mild terms ('God', 'damn'). There is rude humor relating to poo. Characters smoke cigarettes.
Director(s)Frank Beyer
Production year1974
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes101m
CastVlastimil Brodský, Reimar J. Baur, Armin Mueller-Stahl
moderate violence, upsetting scenes, threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
16/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
A Nazi guard briefly beats a Jewish man with a baton, after which he is shown with a bloodied and bruised face. A man slaps a little girl.
threat and horror
In an intense scene, a man grabs his girlfriend and tackles her to the floor in order to keep her quiet and prevent her from being deported to a concentration camp.
discrimination
The film is set during the Holocaust and depicts the imprisonment and ill-treatment of Jewish people.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide.
theme
There are upsetting scenes when detainees at a Jewish ghetto, including a little girl, are deported on a train.
additional issues
The film features mild bad language ('crap', 'shit') and very mild terms ('God', 'damn'). There is rude humor relating to poo. Characters smoke cigarettes.
Classified date16/02/2026
LanguageGerman
