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Jakob the Liar

Peter Kassovitz

1999 • 2h 0m

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 broadca...

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Cast

Robin Williams

Robin WilliamsJakob Heym

Liev Schreiber

Liev SchreiberMischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Alan ArkinMax Frankfurter

Michael Jeter

Michael JeterAvron

Bob Balaban

Bob BalabanKowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó

Éva IgóLina's Mother

István BálintLina's Father

Mark Margolis

Mark MargolisFajngold

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu KassovitzHerschel

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von DohnányiPreuss

Kathleen Gati

Kathleen GatiHooker

Zofia Saretok

Zofia SaretokNeighbor

Nina Siemaszko

Nina SiemaszkoRosa Frankfurter

Crew

Didier Decoin

Didier DecoinScreenplay

Elemér Ragályi

Elemér RagályiDirector of Photography

Peter Kassovitz

Peter KassovitzDirector

Suzanne Smith Crowley

Suzanne Smith CrowleyCasting

Claire Simpson

Claire SimpsonEditor

Wiesława Starska

Wiesława StarskaCostume Design

Edward Shearmur

Edward ShearmurOriginal Music Composer

Lew Rywin

Lew RywinCo-Producer

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