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Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar (1999)

2h 0m | PG-13

⭐ 6.696 / 10

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.

Director: Peter Kassovitz

Studio: Global Medien KG

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History

Video: 720p

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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