Jakob the Liar

1999

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History

6.7

387

September 16, 1999

2h

Synopsis

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.

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Original Title

Jakob the Liar

Spoken Languages

English

Production Countries

France, Hungary, United States of America

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$4,956,701

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