Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

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.

US

Made in US

6.7/10

1999

Comedy
Drama
History
Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

As Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

As Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

As Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

As Max Frankfurter

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

As Avron

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

As Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

As Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó

Éva Igó

As Lina's Mother

István Bálint

István Bálint

As Lina's Father

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

As Fajngold

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

As Herschel

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

As Preuss

Kathleen Gati

Kathleen Gati

As Hooker

Zofia Saretok

Zofia Saretok

As Neighbor

Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko

As Rosa Frankfurter

Grażyna Barszczewska

Grażyna Barszczewska

As Mrs. Frankfurter

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