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    Jakob the Liar

    PG-131999 · War · 1h 54m

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  1. 29% Tomatometer 72 Reviews 63% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings In 1944, Jewish shop owner Jakob (Robin Williams) overhears a radio broadcast on the movements of the Soviet army while he is shuttled ...

    • Jacob the Liar

      Jacob the Liar. Based on the lauded novel by Jurek Becker,...

  2. Sep 24, 1999 · Jakob the Liar: Directed by Peter Kassovitz. With Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint. During World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.

    • (18K)
    • Drama, War
    • Peter Kassovitz
    • 1999-09-24
  3. Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American war comedy-drama film directed by Peter Kassovitz, ... The film holds a rating of 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 72 reviews, with ...

  4. Sep 24, 1999 · These two contrived images bracket a movie that reflects their manipulative sensibility. "Jakob the Liar" takes place inside the ghetto of an unnamed Polish city where Nazis have walled off the streets and installed searchlights and guards with machine guns. Inside, Jewish captives live crowded into tiny apartments, waiting for news.

  5. Sep 13, 1999 · A clone of "Life Is Beautiful" in superficial terms only, "Jakob the Liar," a seriocomedy about a man who promotes hopeful illusions in a Polish Jewish ghetto during World War II, is a markedly ...

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