Jakob the Liar (1999)

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When all hope was lost, he invented it.

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: 1999-09-16
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 422 votes

Directed by Peter Kassovitz.

Top cast

• Robin Williams as Jakob Heym
• Liev Schreiber as Mischa
• Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Lina Kronstein
• Alan Arkin as Max Frankfurter
• Michael Jeter as Avron
• Bob Balaban as Kowalsky
• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum
• Éva Igó as Lina's Mother
• István Bálint as Lina's Father
• Mark Margolis as Fajngold

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Jakob the Liar

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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