Overview
Plot
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shopkeeper caught after curfew overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. When he shares the news, rumors spread that a secret radio exists in the ghetto.
- Directors
- Peter Kassovitz
- Cast
- Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Bob Balaban, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Éva Igó, István Bálint, Mark Margolis, Mathieu Kassovitz, Justus von Dohnányi, Kathleen Gati, Zofia Saretok, Nina Siemaszko, Grażyna Barszczewska
- Country
- France, Hungary, United States of America, Germany
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Release date
- 1999-09-16
- Studios
- Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Jakob the Liar Plot and Cast
In 1944 Poland, Jewish shopkeeper Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommandant, he overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, Jakob shares what he heard with a friend, and soon rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
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