The Liar
1961, German. Directed by Ladislao Vajda.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Ladislao VajdaDirector
- Heinz RühmannSebastian Schumann
- Giulia FollinaNicky
- Annemarie DüringerAnnemarie Karsten
- Blandine EbingerFräulein Kriese
- Gustav KnuthRotbarth
- Werner HinzSperber
- Joseph OffenbachBettler
- Werner SchumacherGoliath
- Balduin BaasWiedemayer
- Günther JerschkeInspektor
- Herbert WeißbachVorsitzender
- Willy MaertensCast
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1961
- Original title
- Der Lügner
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Herman Shiffrin
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The Liar runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Liar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1961. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Liar?
If you liked The Liar, try Thunderstruck, Kokowääh 2, Beckenrand Sheriff.
Who directed The Liar?
The Liar (1961) was directed by Ladislao Vajda and stars Heinz Rühmann, Giulia Follina, Annemarie Düringer.