Jakob the Liar

Film19992h 6.7 (imdb)

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

Synopsis

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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History

Details

Status
Released
Released
Sep 16, 1999
Original Language
English
Countries
France, Hungary, United States of America
Studios
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf
Budget
$45.0M
Box Office
$5.0M
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