Jacob the Liar vs The Duke
Jacob the Liar and The Duke are tied on audience score (6.9/10). The Duke is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 40m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2021). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
The Duke| Jacob the Liar | The Duke | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Roger Michell |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Matthew Goode, Helen Mirren, Heather Craney, James Wilby, Jim Broadbent |
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…
The Duke
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
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