Jakob the Liar
movie
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
Released September 16, 1999
Overview
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
Robin Williams
as
Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber
as
Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
as
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
as
Max Frankfurter
Michael Jeter
as
Avron
Bob Balaban
as
Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó
as
Lina's Mother
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István Bálint
as
Lina's Father
Mark Margolis
as
Fajngold
Mathieu Kassovitz
as
Herschel
Justus von Dohnányi
as
Preuss
Crew
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Billy Hopkins
as
Casting
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Kerry Barden
as
Casting
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Cheri Minns
as
Makeup Artist
Didier Decoin
as
Screenplay
Elemér Ragályi
as
Director of Photography
Peter Kassovitz
as
Director
Suzanne Smith Crowley
as
Casting
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Steven Haft
as
Producer
Claire Simpson
as
Editor
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Jurek Becker
as
Novel
Wiesława Starska
as
Costume Design
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Katalin Jakots
as
Makeup Artist