Jakob the Liar (1999)

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Jakob the Liar on IMDb 6.5/10 13,621 votes

Released:
1999-09-16

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.

Director:
Peter Kassovitz

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, History

  • Cast:
  • Robin Williams
    as
    Jakob Heym
  • Liev Schreiber
    as
    Mischa
  • Hannah Taylor-Gordon
    as
    Lina Kronstein
  • Alan Arkin
    as
    Max Frankfurter
  • Michael Jeter
    as
    Avron