Jakob the Liar

Peter Kassovitz
1999-09-16

When all hope was lost, he invented it.
6.7
120 min

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

Name Character Team
Robin Williams Jakob Heym Unowned
Liev Schreiber Mischa Zac E. Chan
Hannah Taylor-Gordon Lina Kronstein Unowned
Alan Arkin Max Frenkfurter Zac E. Chan
Michael Jeter Avron Unowned
Bob Balaban Kowalsky Unowned
Armin Mueller-Stahl Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum Unowned
Éva Igó Lina's Mother Unowned
István Bálint Linas's Father Unowned
Mark Margolis Fajngold Unowned
Mathieu Kassovitz Herschel Unowned
Justus von Dohnányi Preuss Unowned
Kathleen Gati Hocker Unowned
Zofia Saretok Unowned