Jakob the Liar(1999)

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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History

Director: Peter Kassovitz

Actors: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint, Justus von Dohnányi, Kathleen Gati, Bob Balaban, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Mark Margolis

Release date: 1999-09-16

Country of origin: France, Hungary, United States of America

Length: 2h 0m

Ratings:

• 6.5/10
• 29%
• 40/100