Jakob the Liar

1999

PG-13

2h 0m

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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History

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.

Writers

Jurek Becker(novel by)
Didier Decoin(screenplay by)
Marsha Garces Williams(screenplay by)
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Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
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Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
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Alan Arkin
Max Frankfurter
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Bob Balaban
Kowalsky
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
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Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
Lina's Father
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Nina Siemaszko
Rosa Frankfurter
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Grażyna Barszczewska
Mrs. Frankfurter

Writers

Jurek Becker(novel by)
Didier Decoin(screenplay by)
Marsha Garces Williams(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

September 16, 1999 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Language

English

Production companies

Global Medien KG
Columbia Pictures

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Box office

Budget

$45,000,000

Gross worldwide

$4,956,701

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