Jakob the Liar

66.87%% | Sep 16, 1999 | 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

Jurek Becker
Novel
Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography

Cast

Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
Max Frenkfurter
Bob Balaban
Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
Linas's Father
Mark Margolis
Fajngold

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