The Liar

The Liar

90 mins | Comedy | Dec. 20, 1961

When the wife of Sebastian Schumann left her family, he told his little daughter that her mother has died, because he thought that this was the easiest way for her to accept that her mother is now gone. But this was only the beginning of a lot of lies he tells her continuously, mostly about himself and his job. This way he also tries to hide away from her the fact that he had to quit his job as a traveler and is now paid much less than before.

The Liar

90 mins | Comedy | Dec. 20, 1961

The Liar
When the wife of Sebastian Schumann left her family, he told his little daughter that her mother has died, because he thought that this was the easiest way for her to accept that her mother is now gone. But this was only the beginning of a lot of lies he tells her continuously, mostly about himself and his job. This way he also tries to hide away from her the fact that he had to quit his job as a traveler and is now paid much less than before.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Real-Film GmbH
Original title Der Lügner
Directors Ladislao Vajda
Writers Herman Shiffrin

Cast

Heinz Rühmann

as Sebastian Schumann

Giulia Follina

as Nicky

Annemarie Düringer

as Annemarie Karsten

Blandine Ebinger

as Fräulein Kriese

Gustav Knuth

as Rotbarth

Werner Hinz

as Sperber

Joseph Offenbach

as Bettler

Werner Schumacher

as Goliath

Balduin Baas

as Wiedemayer

Günther Jerschke

as Inspektor

Herbert Weißbach

as Vorsitzender