Jakob the Liar
6.705
1999-09-16
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
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In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
Released
1999-09-16
Runtime
120
Director
Peter Kassovitz
Budget
$45000000
Revenue
$4956701
Genres
Comedy
Drama
History
Language
English
Production
Global Medien KG
Columbia Pictures
Blue Wolf
Kasso Productions
Casts
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Éva Igó
Éva Igó
István Bálint
István Bálint
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz
Justus von Dohnányi
Justus von Dohnányi
Kathleen Gati
Kathleen Gati
Zofia Saretok
Zofia Saretok
Nina Siemaszko
Nina Siemaszko
Grażyna Barszczewska
Grażyna Barszczewska