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Jakob the Liar

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

★ 6.7 / 10 (426 votes)September 16, 1999120 minEN
ComedyDramaHistory

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 16, 1999
StatusReleased
Runtime120 min
Rating★ 6.7 / 10
CertificationPG-13
Original languageEnglish
CountryFrance, Hungary, United States of America, Germany
Budget$45,000,000
Revenue$4,956,701
ProductionGlobal Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
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Crew

Director

Peter Kassovitz

Writers

Didier Decoin, Peter Kassovitz

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Cast

Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsJakob Heym
Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberMischa
Hannah Taylor-GordonHannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
Alan ArkinAlan ArkinMax Frankfurter
Michael JeterMichael JeterAvron
Bob BalabanBob BalabanKowalsky
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva IgóÉva IgóLina's Mother
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István BálintLina's Father
Mark MargolisMark MargolisFajngold
Mathieu KassovitzMathieu KassovitzHerschel
Justus von DohnányiJustus von DohnányiPreuss
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