Jakob the Liar

6.7 1999 02:00 Comedy • Drama • History
Jakob the Liar

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.

Details
Release date
1999-09-16
Duration
02:00
Categories
Comedy, Drama, History
Studios
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
Country
France, Hungary, United States of America
Language
English
Status
Released
Votes
402
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
Top cast
Robin Williams Liev Schreiber Hannah Taylor-Gordon Alan Arkin Michael Jeter Bob Balaban Armin Mueller-Stahl Éva Igó István Bálint Mark Margolis