Jakob the Liar

1080p 120 min 1999 Published on, 1 year ago

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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.

Country

France

Genre

Comedy Drama History

Released

16 Sep, 1999

Main Cast

Robin Williams , Liev Schreiber , Hannah Taylor-Gordon , Alan Arkin , Michael Jeter

Supporting Cast

Bob Balaban , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Éva Igó , Mark Margolis , Mathieu Kassovitz

jewish ghetto jewry ss (nazi schutzstaffel) jewish life