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Jakob the Liar

67.00% | September 16, 1999 | Comedy, Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Jurek Becker
Novel
Didier Decoin
Screenplay
Steven Haft
Producer

Cast

Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Max Frankfurter

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