Jakob the Liar 25 years old
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
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.
Credits
Jakob the Liar Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liev Schreiber He was 31, now 57 years old | as Mischa |
| Robin Williams He was 48, 63 years old when he died | as Jakob Heym |
| Alan Arkin He was 65, now 90 years old | as Max Frenkfurter |
| Mark Margolis He was 59, now 85 years old | as Fajngold |
| Hannah Taylor-Gordon She was 12, now 37 years old | as Lina Kronstein |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl He was 68, now 94 years old | as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum |
| Bob Balaban He was 54, now 79 years old | as Kowalsky |
| Michael Jeter He was 47, 50 years old when he died | as Avron |
| Kathleen Gati She was 42, now 67 years old | as Hocker |
| Justus von Dohnányi He was 38, now 64 years old | as Preuss |
| István Bálint He was 56, 64 years old when he died | as Linas's Father |
| Éva Igó She was 43, now 68 years old | as Lina's Mother |
Jakob the Liar Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Ed Shearmur as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (now 58) years old | Sound |
| Steven Haft as Producer. He was 50 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Suzanne Smith as Casting. | Production |
| Kerry Barden as Casting. | Production |
| Claire Simpson as Editor. She was 0 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Luciana Arrighi as Production Design. She was 59 (now 84) years old | Art |
| Elemér Ragályi as Director of Photography. He was 60 (now 85) years old | Camera |
| Wieslawa Starska as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Maja Gawinska as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Katalin Jakots as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Peter Kassovitz as Director. He was 60 (now 86) years old | Directing |
| Cheri Minns as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Nada Pinter as Script Supervisor. | Directing |
Jakob the Liar (25 years)
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
- Release day: Thursday, September 16, 1999
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Budget: 45000000.00
- Revenue: 4956701.00