Jacob the Liar vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Jacob the Liar). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 15m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies| Jacob the Liar | National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Jeremy Herrin |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe |
Synopsis
Jacob the Liar
A Jewish ghetto in the east of 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…
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.
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