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.
Unfortunately the movie Jakob the Liar is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Jurek Becker | Novel |
| Camera | Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Peter Kassovitz | Director |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Steven Haft | Producer |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wiesława Starska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katalin Jakots | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Didier Decoin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marsha Garces Williams | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maja Gawinska | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriella Németh | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Nada Pinter | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Luciana Arrighi | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Kelley Ray | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Lew Rywin | Co-Producer |
