Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

1999
2h 0min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    16 September 1999
    Runtime
    2h 0min
    Director
    Budget
    $45,000,000
    Revenue
    $4,956,701
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
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