Jakob the Liar
1999 • Comedy | Drama
6.697 (391)
Peter Kassovitz
Director
Status
Released
Release date
September 16, 1999
Duration
120 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.5722
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
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.
Cast
Robin Williams
Liev Schreiber
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Alan Arkin
Michael Jeter
Bob Balaban
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Éva Igó
Mark Margolis
Mathieu Kassovitz
Justus von Dohnányi
Kathleen Gati
Zofia Saretok
Nina Siemaszko
Grażyna Barszczewska
