Jakob the Liar
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
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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.
Cast
Robin WilliamsJakob Heym
Liev SchreiberMischa
Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
Alan ArkinMax Frankfurter
Michael JeterAvron
Bob BalabanKowalsky
Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva IgóLina's MotherIstván BálintLina's Father
Mark MargolisFajngold
Mathieu KassovitzHerschel
Justus von DohnányiPreussCrew
DirectorPeter Kassovitz
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Details
Release DateSeptember 16, 1999
Budget$45,000,000
Revenue$4,956,701
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosGlobal Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
