Jacob the Liar vs The Illusion
Jacob the Liar has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for The Illusion). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 11m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
The Illusion| Jacob the Liar | The Illusion | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Roberto Andò |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Pascal Greggory, Aurora Quattrocchi, Toni Servillo, Tommaso Ragno, Salvatore Ficarra |
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 Illusion
1860. Giuseppe Garibaldi began from Quarto the adventure of the Thousand surrounded by the enthusiasm of the young idealists who had come from all regions of Italy, and with his loyal group of officers, among whom a new profile stands out, that of Palermo Colonel Vincenzo Giordano Orsini. Among the many militiamen recruited were two Sicilians, Domenico Tricò, a farmer who had emigrated to the North, and Rosario Spitale, an illusionist. Having…
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