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Jakob the Liar
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6.705
373 reviews
Comedy/Drama
2h
1999

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...

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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.

  • DirectorPeter Kassovitz
  • Release16 September 1999
  • Genre
  • Duration2h
  • Budget$45,000,000
  • Revenue$4,956,701
  • Rate
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    6.705
    373 reviews
  • Productions

    Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions

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