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.
| Title | Jakob the Liar |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | France, Hungary, United States of America |
| Studio | Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions |
| Cast | Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Bob Balaban |
| Crew | Jurek Becker (Novel), Elemér Ragályi (Director of Photography), Peter Kassovitz (Director), Billy Hopkins (Casting), Steven Haft (Producer), Kerry Barden (Casting) |
| Keyword | jewish ghetto, jewry, ss (nazi schutzstaffel), jewish life |
| Release | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.69 / 10 by 363 users |
| Popularity | 7 |
| Budget | 45,000,000 |
| Revenue | 4,956,701 |
| Language | English |
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