Jakob the Liar
PG-13 1999-09-16 (US) • Comedy, Drama, History • 120minutes • Play Trailer
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.
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Robin Williams

Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber

Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Max Frankfurter

Michael Jeter

Avron

Bob Balaban

Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó

Lina's Mother

István Bálint

Lina's Father

Mark Margolis

Fajngold

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Status

Released

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$4,956,701

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