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Jakob the Liar (1999)

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Peter Kassovitz
Writer : Didier Decoin, Marsha Garces Williams

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin
Max Frenkfurter
Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter
Avron
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó
Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
István Bálint
Linas's Father
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Fajngold
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz
Herschel
Justus von Dohnányi
Justus von Dohnányi
Preuss
Kathleen Gati
Kathleen Gati
Hocker
Zofia Saretok
Zofia Saretok

Crews

Jurek Becker
Jurek Becker
Novel
Didier Decoin
Didier Decoin
Screenplay
Steven Haft
Steven Haft
Producer
Marsha Garces Williams
Marsha Garces Williams
Screenplay
Elemér Ragályi
Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
Claire Simpson
Claire Simpson
Editor
Kerry Barden
Kerry Barden
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Suzanne Smith
Suzanne Smith
Casting
Wiesława Starska
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Maja Gawinska
Maja Gawinska
Makeup Artist
Katalin Jakots
Katalin Jakots
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Peter Kassovitz
Peter Kassovitz
Director
Ed Shearmur
Ed Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Luciana Arrighi
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Gabriella Németh
Gabriella Németh
Hairstylist
Nada Pinter
Nada Pinter
Script Supervisor
Kelley Ray
Kelley Ray
Visual Effects Supervisor

Trailers and other movies

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