Jakob the Liar

"When all hope was lost, he invented it."

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.

Release Date

September 16, 1999

Status

Released

Original Title

Jakob the Liar

Runtime

2h 0min

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$4,956,701

Language

English