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Jakob the Liar

1999, comedy, drama, history

120 minutes

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...

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Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Jakob Heym

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Max Frankfurter

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó

Lina's Mother

István Bálint

Lina's Father

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Fajngold

Kathleen Gati

Hooker

Zofia Saretok

Zofia Saretok

Neighbor

Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko

Rosa Frankfurter

Grazyna Barszczewska

Grazyna Barszczewska

Mrs. Frankfurter

Crew

Art

Luciana Arrighi

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Wieslawa Starska

Wieslawa Starska

Costume design

Gabriella Németh

Hairstylist

Katalin Jakots

Makeup artist

Cheri Minns

Makeup artist

Maja Gawinska

Makeup artist

Directing

Peter Kassovitz

Director

Nada Pinter

Script supervisor

Editing

Production

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Kerry Barden

Casting

Lew Rywin

Co-producer

Steven Haft

Producer

Sound

Edward Shearmur

Edward Shearmur

Original music composer

Writing

Visual effects

Kelley Ray

Visual effects supervisor

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