Jakob The Liar
Columbia TriStar (1999)
Comedy, Drama, War
France / English / Color / 120 min
6.2 
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| Cast | View More ↓ |
| Robin Williams | Jakob Heym/Narrator |
|---|---|
| Hannah Taylor-Gordon | Lina Kronstein |
| Eva Igo | Lina's Mother |
| István Bálint | Lina's Father |
| Justus von Dohnanyi | Preuss |
| Crew | View More ↓ |
| Director | Peter Kassovitz |
|---|---|
| Writer | Peter Kassovitz, Jurek Becker |
| Producer | Steven Haft, Marsha Garces Williams |
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Plot
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.
Editions
| Barcode | Format | Region | Release | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 043396028449 | DVD | 1 | 2000-03-21 | |
| 5035822677333 | DVD | 1 | ||
| 8712609071139 | DVD | 2 | 2008-04-01 | |
| 4006680029696 | DVD | 2 | 2004-01-13 | Weltbild Film |
| 9317731006234 | DVD | 4 | 2000-04-18 | Collector's Edition |
| 043396041530 | VHS | 2001-12-26 | ||
| 9317731006234 | ||||
| 9317731006234 |