Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

“When all hope was lost, he invented it.”

1999 PG-13 2h 6.7 (427) Released
Director Peter Kassovitz
Screenplay / Story Didier Decoin
Music Composer Edward Shearmur
Cinematography Elemér Ragályi

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.

Verified Streaming Sources

Live Availability
Continuous Radar Active: We have not detected active streaming sources for this title in your region yet. Check back soon.

Film Dossier & Financials

Verified Industry Data
Production Budget $45,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $4,956,701
Original Language EN
Production Country France
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

Official Trailer

Top Cast

Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber

Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin

Max Frankfurter

Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter

Avron

Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban

Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl

Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó
Éva Igó

Lina's Mother

István Bálint

Lina's Father

Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis

Fajngold

Checked daily:
Movy Movy Zenox Zenox ArrowTV ArrowTV ZFlix Cinezo Cinezo VidFlix VidFlix Cinecat Cinecat Flickbuff Flickbuff MoviePal MoviePal MovieBite MovieBite MoviePlex MoviePlex Dulo Dulo MovieNerds MovieNerds Atlantic Atlantic NovaHD NovaHD Flixer Flixer Nexa Cinebros Cinebros Cinevu Cinevu Fprime Fprime Movy Movy Zenox Zenox ArrowTV ArrowTV ZFlix Cinezo Cinezo VidFlix VidFlix Cinecat Cinecat Flickbuff Flickbuff MoviePal MoviePal MovieBite MovieBite MoviePlex MoviePlex Dulo Dulo MovieNerds MovieNerds Atlantic Atlantic NovaHD NovaHD Flixer Flixer Nexa Cinebros Cinebros Cinevu Cinevu Fprime Fprime