Jakob the Liar
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
1999 | 120m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Peter Kassovitz |
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| Writer: | Didier Decoin, Marsha Garces Williams, Jurek Becker |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 1999 |
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| Director: | Peter Kassovitz |
| Writer: | Didier Decoin, Marsha Garces Williams, Jurek Becker |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, jewry, holocaust (shoah), ss (nazi schutzstaffel), world war ii, radio, jewish life, polish resistance, jewish ghetto, hope, execution, gestapo, waterboarding, nazi occupation, concentration camp survivor, hopelessness, radio news, rumors, pow, forced labor, jews in hiding, water torture, rumours, german occupation of poland, nazi train |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Global Medien KG, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,956,701
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robin Williams | Jakob Heym |
| Liev Schreiber | Mischa |
| Hannah Taylor-Gordon | Lina Kronstein |
| Alan Arkin | Max Frankfurter |
| Michael Jeter | Avron |
| Bob Balaban | Kowalsky |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum |
| Éva Igó | Lina's Mother |
| István Bálint | Lina's Father |
| Mark Margolis | Fajngold |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | Herschel |
| Justus von Dohnányi | Preuss |
| Kathleen Gati | Hooker |
| Zofia Saretok | Neighbor |
| Nina Siemaszko | Rosa Frankfurter |
| Grażyna Barszczewska | Mrs. Frankfurter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Didier Decoin | Screenplay |
| Elemér Ragályi | Director of Photography |
| Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Wiesława Starska | Costume Design |
| Peter Kassovitz | Director |
| Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Katalin Jakots | Makeup Artist |
| Marsha Garces Williams | Screenplay |
| Jurek Becker | Novel |
| Luciana Arrighi | Production Design |
| Nada Pinter | Script Supervisor |
| Gabriella Németh | Hairstylist |
| Kelley Ray | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Maja Gawinska | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steven Haft | Producer |
| Lew Rywin | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 851 | 871 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 721 | 846 |