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Jakob the Liar
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
Comedy, Drama, History - 1999
Jakob the Liar
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6.5
31%
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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.
Director:
,
Peter Kassovitz
Cast:
,
Alan Arkin
,
Robin Williams
,
Michael Jeter
,
Bob Balaban
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
,
Éva Igó
,
István Bálint
,
Kathleen Gati
,
Liev Schreiber

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Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
16 Sep 1999
Country:
FR, HU, US, DE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$4,956,701
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's jolting that such a potentially life-affirming movie could be so lifeless.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Robin Williams in his best film since Good Will Hunting!
– David Hunter,
Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
I never lost awareness that I was watching actors speaking lines, not real people.
– Mark Caro,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The film leans from the comedic to the near-mawkish.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A markedly better picture than Roberto Benigni's far more sentimental Oscar collector.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
1 Jan 2000
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