Jakob the Liar (1999)
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.
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Robin Williams
as Jakob Heym
as Jakob Heym
Liev Schreiber
as Mischa
as Mischa
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
as Lina Kronstein
as Lina Kronstein
Alan Arkin
as Max Frenkfurter
as Max Frenkfurter
Michael Jeter
as Avron
as Avron
Bob Balaban
as Kowalsky
as Kowalsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Éva Igó
as Lina's Mother
as Lina's Mother
István Bálint
as Linas's Father
as Linas's Father
Mark Margolis
as Fajngold
as Fajngold
Mathieu Kassovitz
as Herschel
as Herschel
Justus von Dohnányi
as Preuss
as Preuss
Kathleen Gati
as Hocker
as Hocker
Zofia Saretok
as
as
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Jurek Becker
Novel
Novel
Didier Decoin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Steven Haft
Producer
Producer
Marsha Garces Williams
Screenplay
Screenplay
Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Claire Simpson
Editor
Editor
Kerry Barden
Casting
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Casting
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
Casting
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Costume Design
Katalin Jakots
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Peter Kassovitz
Director
Director
Edward Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Maja Gawinska
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Production Design
Gabriella Németh
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Nada Pinter
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Kelley Ray
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lew Rywin
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
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