JAKOB THE LIAR

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: 'The most powerful, moving film experience this year…' - Mark S. Allen, UPN-TV; ; In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym (Oscar-winner Robin Williams) accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military success against German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression and suicide that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto inhabitants - spirits are lifted, hearts are refreshed, and optimism is reborn. The Germans learn of the mythical radio and begin a search for the hero who dares operate it.
• Cast: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint, Kathleen Gati, Bob Balaban, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Mark Margolis, János Gosztonyi, Liev Schreiber, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ádám Rajhona, Antal Leisen, Mathieu Kassovitz, Péter Rudolf, Jan Becker, János Kulka, Gregg Bello, Nina Siemaszko, Grazyna Barszczewska, Judit Sagi, Ilona Psota, Ági Margitai, Iván Darvas, László Borbély, Zoltan Barabas, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Józef Mika, György Szkladányi, Zofia Saretok, Michael Mehlmann, Mirtill Micheller, Orsolya Pflum, Beatrix Bisztricsan, Adolf Hitler, Anna Nowak, Peter Kassovitz, Jurek Becker
• Director: Peter Kassovitz
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf Productions, Kasso Inc. Productions, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
• Media Format: Movie