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Jakob the Liar
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
6.7(404)19992h 0mReleased
Directed by Peter Kassovitz
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.
Where to watch
- Release
- September 16, 1999
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Revenue
- $4,956,701
- Popularity
- 1.4
Top Cast
Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber
Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
Max Frankfurter
Michael Jeter
Avron
