Jakob the Liar

★6.5 1999 Comedy, Drama, War

During World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.

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Actors

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