Jakob the Liar

Directed by Peter Kassovitz
PG-13
September 24, 1999    2h    Box Office: $5MComedy, Drama,
6.531%63%6.7
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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.
  • Robin WilliamsJakob Heym
  • Liev SchreiberMischa
  • Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
  • Alan ArkinMax Frankfurter
  • Michael JeterAvron
  • Bob BalabanKowalsky
  • Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
  • Éva IgóLina's Mother
  • Stephan BalintLina's Father
  • Mark MargolisFajngold
  • Mathieu KassovitzHerschel
  • Justus von DohnányiPreuss
  • Kathleen GatiHooker
  • Zofia SaretokNeighbor
  • Nina SiemaszkoRosa Frankfurter
  • Grażyna BarszczewskaMrs. Frankfurter
  • Peter KassovitzDirector / Screenplay
  • Jurek BeckerNovel
  • Didier DecoinScreenplay
  • Steven HaftProducer

Jakob the Liar Ratings & Reviews

  • DonkeyFlixJanuary 1, 2026
    The story refuses to move forward for large chunks of time. Robin gives a great performance, but the whole film feels like it’s missing key elements.

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