Jakob the Liar
1999 · 2 hr
PG-136.563%29%65%
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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Directed By
Peter KassovitzWritten By
Jurek Becker, Didier Decoin, Marsha Garces WilliamsStudio
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso ProductionsCast of Jakob the Liar
Robin WilliamsJakob Heym
Liev SchreiberMischa
Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
Alan ArkinMax Frenkfurter
Michael JeterAvron
Bob BalabanKowalsky
Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva IgóLina's Mother
István BálintLinas's Father
Mark MargolisFajngold
Mathieu KassovitzHerschel
Justus von DohnányiPreuss
Kathleen GatiHocker
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