Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar (1999)

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1999-09-16
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 366 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Global Medien KG
  • Production Country: France, Hungary, United States of America
  • Director: Peter Kassovitz
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From 366 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Robin Williams

    as Jakob Heym

  • Liev Schreiber

    as Mischa

  • Hannah Taylor-Gordon

    as Lina Kronstein

  • Alan Arkin

    as Max Frankfurter

  • Michael Jeter

    as Avron

  • Bob Balaban

    as Kowalsky

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl

    as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

  • Éva Igó

    as Lina's Mother

  • István Bálint

    as Lina's Father

  • Mark Margolis

    as Fajngold

  • Mathieu Kassovitz

    as Herschel

  • Justus von Dohnányi

    as Preuss

  • Kathleen Gati

    as Hooker

  • Zofia Saretok

    as Neighbor

  • Nina Siemaszko

    as Rosa Frankfurter

  • Grażyna Barszczewska

    as Mrs. Frankfurter
Writing Jurek Becker Novel
Writing Didier Decoin Screenplay
Production Steven Haft Producer
Writing Marsha Garces Williams Screenplay
Camera Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography
Editing Claire Simpson Editor
Production Kerry Barden Casting
Production Billy Hopkins Casting
Production Suzanne Smith Crowley Casting
Costume & Make-Up Wiesława Starska Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Katalin Jakots Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Cheri Minns Makeup Artist
Directing Peter Kassovitz Director
Sound Edward Shearmur Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Maja Gawinska Makeup Artist
Art Luciana Arrighi Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Gabriella Németh Hairstylist
Directing Nada Pinter Script Supervisor
Visual Effects Kelley Ray Visual Effects Supervisor
Production Lew Rywin Co-Producer

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