Jakob the Liar (1999)

Jakob the Liar (1999)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1999-09-16 France, Hungary, United States of America 120 Min. PG-13
6.7 374 votes
Comedy, Drama, History

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 is Jakob Heym
Jakob Heym
Hannah Taylor-Gordon is Lina Kronstein
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin is Max Frankfurter
Max Frankfurter
Bob Balaban is Kowalsky
Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl is Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó is Lina's Mother
Lina's Mother
István Bálint is Lina's Father
Lina's Father
Mark Margolis is Fajngold
Fajngold
Kathleen Gati is Hooker
Hooker
Zofia Saretok is Neighbor
Neighbor
Nina Siemaszko is Rosa Frankfurter
Rosa Frankfurter
Grażyna Barszczewska is Mrs. Frankfurter
Mrs. Frankfurter