Jakob the Liar

Release Date: 1999-09-16

Runtime: 120

Languages: English

Rating: 6.7

Votes: 373

Genres: Comedy | Drama | History

Director: Peter Kassovitz

Description: 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...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Global Medien KG

Columbia Pictures