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Jakob the Liar
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.
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Jakob the Liar
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 16, 1999
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History
User Score
67%
Original Title
Jakob the Liar
Production Companies
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
Director
Peter Kassovitz
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
Description
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.
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