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Jakob the Liar

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

Genres

ComedyDramaHistory

Overview

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.

Details

Budget

$45000000

Revenue

$4956701

Runtime

120 min

Release Date

1999-09-16

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

373

Vote Average

6.705

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Robin Williams

Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber

Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Max Frankfurter

Michael Jeter

Avron

Bob Balaban

Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó

Lina's Mother

István Bálint

Lina's Father

Mark Margolis

Fajngold

Mathieu Kassovitz

Herschel

Justus von Dohnányi

Preuss

Kathleen Gati

Hooker

Zofia Saretok

Neighbor

Nina Siemaszko

Rosa Frankfurter

Grażyna Barszczewska

Mrs. Frankfurter

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