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Jakob the Liar

1999·2h·PG-13·Comedy·Drama·History
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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.

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DirectorPeter Kassovitz
WriterJurek Becker
Release dateSeptember 16, 1999
Runtime2h
Budget$45M
Box office$5M
LanguageEnglish

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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...

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Jakob the Liar was directed by Peter Kassovitz and released in 1999. It stars Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber and Hannah Taylor-Gordon.

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