Jakob the Liar
First aired on Sep 16, 1999
Runtime: 120 mins
70%
Genres: Comedy, Drama, 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Robin Williams | Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber | Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon | Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin | Max Frankfurter
Michael Jeter | Avron
Bob Balaban | Kowalsky
Featured Crew
Jurek Becker | Novel
Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography
Peter Kassovitz | Director
Billy Hopkins | Casting
Steven Haft | Producer
Kerry Barden | Casting
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