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Jakob the Liar

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.
1999
120 min
6.7
Comedy / Drama / History
Genres
Comedy / Drama / History
Runtime
120 min
Year
1999
Director
Peter Kassovitz
Writers
Didier Decoin, Jurek Becker, Peter Kassovitz
Studio
Global Medien KG

Top Billed 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
István Bálint
Lina's Father
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Fajngold

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