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Jakob the Liar
1999
In 1944, Jewish shop owner Jakob (Robin Williams) overhears a radio broadcast on the movements of the Soviet army while he is shuttled to Nazi headquarters from the Warsaw, Poland, ghetto where he is imprisoned. Upon his return, he whispers what he's heard to his friend Mischa (Liev Schreiber), and before long the whole ghetto is alive with rumors and hope that the long war will soon end. Determined to keep up their spirits as best he can, Jakob continues to lie with the best of intentions.
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
JBscale
43
Mediocre
Film Detail
Genre
Military and War - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 0 min.
US Theatrical Release
September 24, 1999
US Box Office
$4,956,401
(#4912 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Disturbing Images, Violence
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
March 21, 2000
Acquired Date
August 27, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
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Actors
Robin Williams
Alan Arkin
Bob Balaban
Michael Jeter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Liev Schreiber
Hannah Taylor Gordon
Justus von Dohnányi
Kathleen Gati
Mark Margolis
Antal Leisen
Mathieu Kassovitz
Gregg Bello
Nina Siemaszko
Grazyna Barszczewska
Directors
Peter Kassovitz
Producers
Steven Haft
Marsha Garces Williams
Writers
Peter Kassovitz
Didier Decoin
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29%
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72 votes
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403 votes
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40
25 votes
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6.5/10
18,266 votes
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