Jakob the Liar

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(356 votes)

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.

Country:

France,

Hungary,

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

History

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Peter Kassovitz

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Company:

Global Medien KG,

Columbia Pictures,

Blue Wolf,

Kasso Productions

Budget:

$45,000,000

Revenue:

$4,956,701

Cast:
Robin Williams

Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber

Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Max Frenkfurter

Michael Jeter

Avron

Crew:
Ed Shearmur

Original Music Composer

Elemér Ragályi

Director of Photography

Kerry Barden

Casting

Cheri Minns

Makeup Artist

Billy Hopkins

Casting