Jakob the Liar (1999) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Peter Kassovitz.

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
• Mathieu Kassovitz as Herschel
• Justus von Dohnányi as Preuss
• Kathleen Gati as Hooker
• Zofia Saretok as Neighbor
• Nina Siemaszko as Rosa Frankfurter
• Grażyna Barszczewska as Mrs. Frankfurter

Crew

• Jurek Becker — Novel
• Didier Decoin — Screenplay
• Steven Haft — Producer
• Elemér Ragályi — Director of Photography
• Peter Kassovitz — Director
• Edward Shearmur — Original Music Composer
• Marsha Garces Williams — Producer
• Peter Kassovitz — Screenplay

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