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Jakob the Liar: Full Cast & Crew 1999 Comedy/Drama/War
In 1944, Jewish shop owner Jakob overhears a radio broadcast on the movements of the Soviet army while he is shuttled to Nazi headquarters from the Warsaw, Poland, ghetto where he is imprisoned. Upon his return, he whispers what he's heard to his friend Mischa, and before long the whole ghetto is alive with rumors and hope that the long war will soon end. Determined to keep up their spirits as best he can, Jakob continues to lie with the best of intentions. PG-13 Released: Sep 24, 1999 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Peter Kassovitz Director, Writer Robin Williams Jakob Heym, Narrator Actor, Executive Producer Alan Arkin Max Frankfurter Actor Bob Balaban Kowalsky Actor Hannah Taylor Gordon Lina Actor Michael Jeter Avron Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl Kirschbaum Actor Liev Schreiber Mischa Actor Nina Siemaszko Rosa Actor Mathieu Kassovitz Herschel Actor Justus von Dohnányi Preuss Actor Mark Margolis Fajngold Actor Gregg Bello Blumenthal Actor Jurek Becker Writer Didier Decoin Writer Marsha Garces Williams Producer Ed Shearmur Original Music Elemér Ragályi Cinematographer Claire Simpson Film Editing Kerry Barden Casting Billy Hopkins Casting Suzanne Smith Casting Luciana Arrighi Production Design Wieslawa Starska Costume Design