Movie Description
Jakob the Liar
(1999)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Peter Kassovitz
- Producer : Steven Haft,Marsha Garces Williams
- Editor : Claire Simpson
- Cast : Robin Williams,Liev Schreiber,Hannah Taylor-Gordon,Alan Arkin,Michael Jeter,Bob Balaban,Armin Mueller-Stahl,Éva Igó,István Bálint,Mark Margolis,Mathieu Kassovitz,Justus von Dohnányi,Kathleen Gati,Zofia Saretok,Nina Siemaszko,Grażyna Barszczewska
Cast
Jakob Heym
Mischa
Lina Kronstein
Max Frankfurter
Avron
Kowalsky
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Lina's Mother
Lina's Father
Fajngold
Herschel
Preuss
Hooker
Neighbor
Rosa Frankfurter
Mrs. Frankfurter
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Facts
Original TitleJakob the Liar
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-09-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 00m
Budget₹ 45000000
Revenue₹ 4956701
Production CompaniesGlobal Medien KG,Columbia Pictures,Blue Wolf,Kasso Productions
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- History
