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  • Comedy
  • Drama
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Jakob the Liar

6.7(391)
2h 0m
1999-09-16
EN

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.

Trailer

No trailer available.

Cast

Robin Williams image
Jakob HeymRobin Williams
Liev Schreiber image
MischaLiev Schreiber
Hannah Taylor-Gordon image
Lina KronsteinHannah Taylor-Gordon
Alan Arkin image
Max FrankfurterAlan Arkin
Michael Jeter image
AvronMichael Jeter
Bob Balaban image
KowalskyBob Balaban
Armin Mueller-Stahl image
Prof. Dr. KirschbaumArmin Mueller-Stahl
Éva Igó image
Lina's MotherÉva Igó
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Lina's FatherIstván Bálint
Mark Margolis image
FajngoldMark Margolis
Mathieu Kassovitz image
HerschelMathieu Kassovitz
Justus von Dohnányi image
PreussJustus von Dohnányi
Kathleen Gati image
HookerKathleen Gati
Zofia Saretok image
NeighborZofia Saretok
Nina Siemaszko image
Rosa FrankfurterNina Siemaszko
Grażyna Barszczewska image
Mrs. FrankfurterGrażyna Barszczewska

Details

Status
Released
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
Production Companies
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
Tagline
"When all hope was lost, he invented it."