Movie
Jakob the Liar
Released: September 16, 1999 (1999)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
Age at release: 68
- Alan Arkin as Max Frankfurter
Age at release: 65
- Mark Margolis as Fajngold
Age at release: 59
- Bob Balaban as Kowalsky
Age at release: 54
- Robin Williams as Jakob Heym
Age at release: 48
- Michael Jeter as Avron
Age at release: 47
- Éva Igó as Lina's Mother
Age at release: 43
- Liev Schreiber as Mischa
Age at release: 31
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Lina Kronstein
Age at release: 12
- István Bálint as Lina's Father
Age at release: Unknown
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- Zofia Saretok as Neighbor
Age at release: 61
- Grażyna Barszczewska as Mrs. Frankfurter
Age at release: 52
- Kathleen Gati as Hooker
Age at release: 42
- Justus von Dohnányi as Preuss
Age at release: 38
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Herschel
Age at release: 32
- Nina Siemaszko as Rosa Frankfurter
Age at release: 29