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Jakob the Liar (1999)
Directed by Peter Kassovitz
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 120 minutes
Actors
Robin Williams | Liev Schreiber | Hannah Taylor-Gordon | Alan Arkin | Michael Jeter | Bob Balaban | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Éva Igó | István Bálint | Mark Margolis | Mathieu Kassovitz | Justus von Dohnányi | Kathleen Gati | Zofia Saretok | Nina Siemaszko | Grazyna Barszczewska