Jakob the Liar

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

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IMDb Ratings

6.6/10

Movie Details

Title
Jakob the Liar
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.
Runtime
2 h 00 min
Release Date
16 September 1999
Actors
Robin Williams, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint, Justus von Dohnányi, Kathleen Gati, Bob Balaban, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Mark Margolis, Liev Schreiber
Certification
PG-13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History
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