Jakob the Liar

IMDb 6.7 1999 • 120 min • ComedyDramaHistory

Director

Peter Kassovitz

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Robin Williams
Robin Williams Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin Max Frankfurter
Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter Avron