Jakob the Liar

1999 · directed by Peter Kassovitz

Rating

54/100

Hit

no

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.

Jakob the Liar (1999), directed by Peter Kassovitz, rates 54/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Robin Williams
• Liev Schreiber
• Alan Arkin
• Michael Jeter
• Bob Balaban
• Armin Mueller-Stahl

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