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Jakob the Liar

1999•2h 0m•6.7/10
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History

“When all hope was lost, he invented it.”

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.

Top Cast

  • Robin Williams

    Robin Williams

    Jakob Heym

  • Liev Schreiber

    Liev Schreiber

    Mischa

  • Hannah Taylor-Gordon

    Hannah Taylor-Gordon

    Lina Kronstein

  • Alan Arkin

    Alan Arkin

    Max Frankfurter

  • Michael Jeter

    Michael Jeter

    Avron

  • Bob Balaban

    Bob Balaban

    Kowalsky

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl

    Armin Mueller-Stahl

    Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

  • Éva Igó

    Éva Igó

    Lina's Mother

Details

Director
Peter Kassovitz
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
Country
France, Hungary, United States of America, Germany
Language
English
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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