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Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American war comedy-drama film directed by Peter Kassovitz, produced by Steven Haft and Marsha Garces Williams, and written by Kassovitz and Didier Decoin. The film is based on the book of the same name by Jurek Becker .
- $45 million
- Edward Shearmur
- September 24, 1999
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
Sep 24, 1999 · A movie about a man who leaks news of the war to Jewish captives in a Polish ghetto, starring Robin Williams and directed by Peter Kassovitz. Ebert criticizes the film for its contrivances, manipulations, and cheap shot of the Andrews Sisters. He compares it to Roberto Benigni's "Life Is Beautiful" and praises Williams' performance.
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A scene from the film "Jakob the Liar." View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis In 1944, Jewish shop owner Jakob (Robin Williams) overhears a radio broadcast on the movements of the Soviet army ...
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- Peter Kassovitz
- PG-13
- Robin Williams
Jakob The Liar. Robin Williams plays a Jewish man in Nazi-occupied Poland who begins relaying fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances in order to keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto residents. 917 IMDb 6.5 2h 1999. X-Ray PG-13. Military and War · Drama · Emotional · Heartwarming. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $3.99 ...
Jakob uses the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell favorable tales of information from "his secret radio." Jakob, however, has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from a camp transport train. A rather uplifting and slightly humorous film about World War II Jewish Ghetto life.
Sep 16, 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.
