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Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

# When all hope was lost, he invented it.
Comedy   Drama   History
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 45,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1999-09-16
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Robin Williams original image
Jakob Heym
Robin Williams
Liev Schreiber original image
Mischa
Liev Schreiber
Hannah Taylor-Gordon original image
Lina Kronstein
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Alan Arkin original image
Max Frenkfurter
Alan Arkin
Michael Jeter original image
Avron
Michael Jeter
Bob Balaban original image
Kowalsky
Bob Balaban
Armin Mueller-Stahl original image
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Éva Igó original image
Lina's Mother
Éva Igó
István Bálint original image
Linas's Father
István Bálint
Mark Margolis original image
Fajngold
Mark Margolis
Mathieu Kassovitz original image
Herschel
Mathieu Kassovitz
Justus von Dohnányi original image
Preuss
Justus von Dohnányi
Kathleen Gati original image
Hocker
Kathleen Gati
Zofia Saretok original image
Zofia Saretok

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