Jakob the Liar (1999)

Jakob the Liar (1999)

When all hope was lost, he invented it. 1999-09-16 France, Hungary, United States of America 120 Min. PG-13
6.7 363 votes

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.

Cast

Robin Williams is Jakob Heym
Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber is Mischa
Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon is Lina Kronstein
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin is Max Frenkfurter
Max Frenkfurter
Michael Jeter is Avron
Avron
Bob Balaban is Kowalsky
Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl is Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó is Lina's Mother
Lina's Mother
István Bálint is Linas's Father
Linas's Father
Mark Margolis is Fajngold
Fajngold
Mathieu Kassovitz is Herschel
Herschel
Justus von Dohnányi is Preuss
Preuss

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